Hydrolysis | Definition of hydrolysis by Merriam-Webster
Definition of HYDROLYSIS: a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water — hy · dro · lyt · ic \ ˌ hī-drə-ˈ li-tik\ adjective — hy · dro · lyt · i · ca...