# hydrolysis

> English word · Noun · IPA /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ · frequency rank #34,529

## Definitions
1. A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.

## Etymology
From hydro- + -lysis.

## Common misspellings (17)
`hdyrolysis`, `hhydrolysis`, `hyddrolysis`, `hydorlysis`, `hydrloysis`, `hydrollysis`, `hydrolsyis`, `hydrolyiss`, `hydrolysiss`, `hydrolyssi`, `hydrolyssis`, `hydrolyysis`, `hydroylsis`, `hydrrolysis`, `hyrdolysis`, `hyydrolysis`, `yhdrolysis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hydrolysis