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acetolysis

acetolysis noun: the breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride.

Noun

acetolysis (countable and uncountable, plural acetolyses)

  1. The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride

Forms of acetolysis

pluralacetolyses

Origin of acetolysis

From aceto- + -lysis.

Words formed from acetolysis

Words that rhyme with acetolysis

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Questions about acetolysis

What does acetolysis mean?
Acetolysis means the breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride.
What part of speech is acetolysis?
Acetolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of acetolysis?
The plural of acetolysis is acetolyses.

Words near acetolysis in the dictionary

  1. acetolactates
  2. acetolactic
  3. acetolactic acid
  4. acetolactic acids
  5. acetolyses
  6. acetolysis
  7. acetolytic
  8. acetolyze
  9. acetolyzed
  10. acetomannan
  11. acetomel

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