hydrolysis

Term: hydrolysis

Literally meaning:  

Origin: Anc Greek

ύδωρ/hydor (=water)

+ λύση/lysis(=noun derived from verb λύω/leo =break up, solve, loose)

literally meaning “dissolution”

Coined/History

Definition

Hydrolysis is a chemical process in which by the addition of a molecule of water a certain molecule is split into two parts.