n.
Pronunciation: h ī - ' drä-l ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1880
: a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water
– hy · dro · lyt · ic \ ˌ h ī -dr ə - ' li-tik \ adjective
– hy · dro · lyt · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb