alcoholysis
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alcoholysis
the solvolysis of a covalent derivative of an acid by a reaction in which one of the products combines with the H atom of an alcohol's hydroxy group and the other product with the alcohol's alkoxy group.
| alcoholism, alcoholic fermentation, alcohol oxidase | |
| aldaric acid, aldehyde, aldehyde dehydrogenase |
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