hydrogenolysis

[ hahy-droh-juh-nol-uh-sis ]
/ ˌhaɪ droʊ dʒəˈnɒl ə sɪs /

noun, plural hy·dro·gen·ol·y·ses [hahy-droh-juh-nol-uh-seez] /ˌhaɪ droʊ dʒəˈnɒl əˌsiz/.

decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.

Origin of hydrogenolysis

First recorded in 1930–35; hydrogen + -o- + -lysis

Words nearby hydrogenolysis

hydrogen-3, hydrogenase, hydrogenate, hydrogenation, hydrogenize, hydrogenolysis, hydrogenous, hydrogeology, hydrograph, hydrographic, hydrography

British Dictionary definitions for hydrogenolysis

hydrogenolysis
/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊdʒɪˈnɒlɪsɪs) /

noun

a chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed by hydrogen