The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
Chemical reaction of compounds with water.
A chemical reaction involving molecular breakdown by reaction with water forming acid or base or both.
A chemical process in which a substance is split into simpler compounds by the addition of water.
Literally, means “cleaved by water.” It is used for a chemical reaction in which the chemical bond attaching an atom, or group of atoms to the (rest of the) molecule is cleaved, followed by attachment of a hydrogen atom at the same chemical bond.
The addition of water of a molecule of water to a chemical compound accompanied by a splitting of that compound into usually two fragments; hydrolysis is normally facilitated by the presence of small amounts of acids; for example, the degradation of starch into simple sugars achieved by prolonged heating of an acidified starch slurry in water.
A chemical process whereby a compound is broken down into simpler units with the uptake of water.
The breaking down of a chemical compound when it reacts with water to produce two or more different compounds, as in the conversion of starch to glucose.
The process whereby a molecule is fragmented when water is added.
Chemical combination of water with a salt to form an acid and a base; dissolution of a bond by reaction with water.
Any reaction in which water is one of the reactants, more specifically the combination of water with a salt to produce an acid and a base, one of which is more dissociated than the other. It involves a chemical decomposition in which a substance is split into simpler compounds by the addition or the taking up of the elements of water. This kind of reaction occurs extremely frequently in life processes. The conversion of starch to maltose, of fat to glycerol and fatty acid, and of protein to amino acids are examples of hydrolysis, as are other reactions involved in digestion. A simple example is the reaction in which the hydrolysis of ethyl acetate yields acetic acid and ethyl alcohol: C2H5C2H3O2 + H20 = CH3COOH + C2H5OH. Usually such reactions are reversible; the reversed reaction is called esterification, condensation, or dehydration synthesis.
Chemical reactions can initiate the process of catabolism, which involves the breakdown and digestion of intricate molecules into simpler forms.
The chemical process in which a substance combines with water and subsequently breaks down into smaller molecules.