ammonolyze

transitive verb

am·​mo·​no·​lyze

əˈmōnᵊlˌīz,

aˈ-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to subject to ammonolysis

Word History

Etymology

from New Latin ammonolysis, after such pairs as English analysis: analyze

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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