Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 2 - The Chemistry of Life - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 76: 6

Answer

hydro-water Hydrolysis

Work Step by Step

Hydro means water. Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction that breaks a covalent bond in a molecule by adding on an -OH group to one side of the bond and -H to the other side, thus consuming a water molecule.
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