Usually means: Chemical decomposition using a solvent.
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  1. solvolysis: Merriam-Webster
  2. solvolysis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. solvolysis: Collins English Dictionary
  4. solvolysis: Wiktionary
  5. solvolysis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. solvolysis: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. solvolysis: Dictionary.com
  8. Solvolysis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. solvolysis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. solvolysis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. solvolysis: Encyclopedia

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  1. solvolysis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. solvolysis: Medical dictionary

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  2. solvolysis: PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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Definitions from Wiktionary (solvolysis)

noun:  (physical chemistry) Any reaction, between a solute and its solvent, in which one or more bonds of the solute are broken; specifically a substitution, elimination or fragmentation reaction in which the solvent is the nucleophile.

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