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Ionization vs Hydrolysis - What's the difference?

ionization | hydrolysis |

As nouns the difference between ionization and hydrolysis

is that ionization is any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized 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.

ionization

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Alternative forms

* ionisation

Noun

(wikipedia ionization) (en noun)
  • (chemistry, physics) any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized

    • hydrolysis

    English

    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