hydrogenolysis noun.
[hʌɪdrǝdʒǝ'nɒlɪsɪs] Pl. -lyses
[-lɪsi:z].
M20.[formed as HYDROGENIZE + -O- + -LYSIS, after hydrolysis.]Chemistry. A reaction in which a bond to a carbon atom is broken and a hydrogen atom added to each of the previously bonded atoms.
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