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Photolysis vs Hydrolysis - What's the difference?

photolysis | hydrolysis |

In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between photolysis and hydrolysis

is that photolysis is (chemistry) any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon while hydrolysis is (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.

As nouns the difference between photolysis and hydrolysis

is that photolysis is (chemistry) any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon while hydrolysis is (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.

photolysis

English

Noun

(wikipedia photolysis) (-)
  • (chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon

    • Related terms

    * photolyase * photolyte * photolytic

    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