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nitrolysis

nitrolysis noun: any reaction with nitric acid that results in the breakup of a molecule.

Noun

nitrolysis (plural nitrolyses)

  1. Any reaction with nitric acid that results in the breakup of a molecule
  2. Any of various processes in which nitric acid is used to break down sludge or similar waste products

Forms of nitrolysis

pluralnitrolyses

Origin of nitrolysis

From nitro- + lysis.

Questions about nitrolysis

What does nitrolysis mean?
Nitrolysis means any reaction with nitric acid that results in the breakup of a molecule.
What part of speech is nitrolysis?
Nitrolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrolysis?
The plural of nitrolysis is nitrolyses.

Words near nitrolysis in the dictionary

  1. nitrolime
  2. nitrolipid
  3. nitrolipids
  4. nitrols
  5. nitrolyses
  6. nitrolysis
  7. nitromagnesite
  8. nitromagnesites
  9. nitromagnite
  10. nitromannite
  11. nitromannitol

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