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perhydrolysis

perhydrolysis noun: reaction with hydrogen peroxide to form two hydroxides or alcohols.

Noun

perhydrolysis (uncountable)

  1. Reaction with hydrogen peroxide to form two hydroxides or alcohols

Origin of perhydrolysis

From per- + hydrolysis.

Questions about perhydrolysis

What does perhydrolysis mean?
Perhydrolysis means reaction with hydrogen peroxide to form two hydroxides or alcohols.
What part of speech is perhydrolysis?
Perhydrolysis is a noun.

Words near perhydrolysis in the dictionary

  1. perhydroisoquinoline
  2. perhydroisoquinolines
  3. perhydrol
  4. perhydrolase
  5. perhydrolases
  6. perhydrolysis
  7. perhydrolytic
  8. perhydrosqualene
  9. perhydroxide
  10. perhydroxides
  11. perhydroxyl

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