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But microwaving wet foods in plastic delivers an even bigger one-two punch: Heat speeds up hydrolysis, the process by which water molecules can essentially break chemical bonds apart.
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Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023
These proteins undergo a process called hydrolysis, which breaks them down into smaller components.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
One week's more work would have allowed the authors to determine the degree of As replacement of P, by, say hydrolysis to nucleotides followed by mass spec.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
Gasoline can be produced by combining CO2 and hydrogen, the CO2 from the air, the hydrogen from water—the hydrogen is produced using hydrolysis—and the CO2 comes from here using our technology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2021
The amount of glucose formed during enzymatic hydrolysis was quantified either by a gas-liquid-chromatographic or a high-performance liquid chromatographic technique.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2013
And for all the excitement about new technologies, almost everyone is still cremated or buried traditionally; alkaline hydrolysis and human composting aren’t yet legal in most states.
—Curbed, 6 May 2022
In contrast, the uncatalyzed rate of hydrolysis of phosphate diesters takes millennia.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
Alkaline hydrolysis, a process that uses water, chemicals and heat to break down the body, starts at about $1,500.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2022
Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023
These proteins undergo a process called hydrolysis, which breaks them down into smaller components.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
One week's more work would have allowed the authors to determine the degree of As replacement of P, by, say hydrolysis to nucleotides followed by mass spec.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
Gasoline can be produced by combining CO2 and hydrogen, the CO2 from the air, the hydrogen from water—the hydrogen is produced using hydrolysis—and the CO2 comes from here using our technology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2021
The amount of glucose formed during enzymatic hydrolysis was quantified either by a gas-liquid-chromatographic or a high-performance liquid chromatographic technique.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2013
And for all the excitement about new technologies, almost everyone is still cremated or buried traditionally; alkaline hydrolysis and human composting aren’t yet legal in most states.
—Curbed, 6 May 2022
In contrast, the uncatalyzed rate of hydrolysis of phosphate diesters takes millennia.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
Alkaline hydrolysis, a process that uses water, chemicals and heat to break down the body, starts at about $1,500.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2022
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Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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“Hydrolysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrolysis. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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hydrolysis
noun
hy·drol·y·sis
hī-ˈdräl-ə-səs
: a process of breaking down a chemical compound that involves splitting a bond and adding the elements of water to the resulting molecular fragments
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