solvolysis

solvolysis
The reaction of a dissolved salt with the solvent to form an acid and a base; the (partial) reverse of neutralization. If the solvent is water, an amphiprotic solvent, s. is called hydrolysis.

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sol·vol·y·sis säl-'väl-ə-səs, sȯl- n, pl -y·ses -.sēz a chemical reaction (as hydrolysis) of a solvent and solute that results in the formation of new compounds

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sol·vol·y·sis (sol-volґĭ-sis) a general term for double decomposition reactions of the type of hydrolysis, ammonolysis, and sulfolysis.

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