ammonolysis

[ am-uh-nol-uh-sis ]
/ ˌæm əˈnɒl ə sɪs /

noun, plural am·mo·nol·y·ses [am-uh-nol-uh-seez] /ˌæm əˈnɒl əˌsiz/. Chemistry.

decomposition in which ammonia is resolved into other compounds by being a source of H+ and NH2.

Origin of ammonolysis

First recorded in 1910–15; ammono- + -lysis

OTHER WORDS FROM ammonolysis

am·mo·no·lit·ic [uh-mohn-l-it-ik, am-uh-nl-] /əˌmoʊn lˈɪt ɪk, ˌæm ə nl-/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for ammonolysis

ammonolysis
/ (ˌæməˈnɒlɪsɪs) /

noun

chem solvolysis in liquid ammonia

Medical definitions for ammonolysis

ammonolysis
[ ăm′ə-nŏlĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The breaking of a chemical bond by ammonia during which an amino group is added at the point of breakage.