Meanings
nounacetolysis (countable and uncountable, plural acetolyses)
plural acetolyses
- countableuncountablechemistryThe breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
Origin
Translations
Portuguese acetólise
- acetólisebreakdown of an organic compound using acetic acid or acetic anhydride
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with acetolysis
hydrolysiselectrolysisproteolysispyrolysisglycolysishemolysisrhabdomyolysisautolysisosteolysiscytolysisglycogenolysisacantholysisachromatolysisacidolysisadipolysisalcoholysisangiolysisbacteriolysiscardiolysischemolysischromatolysiscollagenolysisenterolysiserythrolysis
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
acetolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetolysis
MLA
“acetolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetolysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetolysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetolysis.
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