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Hydrolyzation vs Hydrolysis - What's the difference?

hydrolyzation | hydrolysis |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydrolyzation and hydrolysis

is that hydrolyzation is the act of hydrolyzing while hydrolysis is a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.

hydrolyzation

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) The act of hydrolyzing

    • hydrolysis

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    Noun

    (hydrolyses)
  • (chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
  • (biochemistry) The degradation of certain biopolymers (proteins, complex sugars) by the chemical process that results in smaller polymers or monomers (such as amino acids or monosaccharides)

    • Related terms

    * hydrolyze