acetolysis

Noun

Meaning

acetolysis (countable and uncountable, plural acetolyses)

(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride

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Related terms

hydrolysis alcoholysis acetolyze ammonolysis

Close letter words and terms

acetolactate synthase acetolactic acetolactic acid acetolytic acetolyze acetolyzed