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Gastro Enterology => Digestive System => Hydrolysis


Hydrolysis


Hydrolysis, type of chemical reaction in which a molecule of water, formula HOH, reacts with a molecule of a substance AB, in which A and B represent either atoms or groups of atoms. In the reaction the water molecule breaks into the fragments H+ and OH-; and the molecule AB breaks into A+ and B-; the fragments then join to give the final products AOH and HB. This kind of reaction is called a double decomposition or an exchange.



"Hydrolysis," Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 2000. © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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