hydrogenolysis
noun
hydrogenolysis is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-O-L-Y-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydrogenolysis means “the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of hydrogen atoms to the fragments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydrogenolysis is hydrogenolyses.
How many letters and syllables are in hydrogenolysis?
| Letters | 14: H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-O-L-Y-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hydrogenolysis?
Hydrogenolysis appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hydrogenolysis?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hydrogenolysis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hydrogenolysis
- hydrogenolyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydrogenolysis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of hydrogen atoms to the fragments
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).