HETEROLYSIS


Meaning of HETEROLYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-lə-səs, -ə-rə-ˈlī-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1938

: decomposition of a compound into two oppositely charged particles or ions

• het·ero·lyt·ic -ə-rə-ˈli-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.