n, pl  -y*ses   1  :  ammonolysis or any analogous decomposition in which an amine takes the place of ammonia  2  :  hydrolytic deamination (as the conversion of an amino acid into a hydroxy acid) ami*no*lyt*ic adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  am·mo·nol·y·sis 
 
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