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sulfitolysis

sulfitolysis noun: the cleavage of disulfide bonds by reaction with sulfite.

Noun

sulfitolysis (uncountable)

  1. The cleavage of disulfide bonds by reaction with sulfite

Questions about sulfitolysis

What does sulfitolysis mean?
Sulfitolysis means the cleavage of disulfide bonds by reaction with sulfite.
What part of speech is sulfitolysis?
Sulfitolysis is a noun.

Words near sulfitolysis in the dictionary

  1. sulfite
  2. sulfite of soda
  3. sulfites
  4. sulfitian
  5. sulfitic
  6. sulfitolysis
  7. sulfo-
  8. sulfoacetaldehyde
  9. sulfoacetate
  10. sulfoacetates
  11. sulfoacid

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