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• Acid–base reactionCompared with: Some hydrolysis steps are acid- or base-catalyzed, but bond cleavage distinguishes the reaction class.

• WeatheringBroader topic: Water alters silicate minerals into clay and dissolved ions through this reaction.

• Chemical weatheringRelated: Water reacts with silicate minerals, producing dissolved ions and clay minerals.

• Anaerobic digestionBroader topic: It begins digestion by making polymers in feedstock accessible to microorganisms.

• BiodegradationCompared with: Hydrolysis can degrade compounds abiotically, unlike organism-driven biodegradation.

• Smoke pointRelated: Water and heat can release free fatty acids that contribute to smoking.

• Clay mineralRelated: Hydrolysis of silicates contributes to clay-mineral formation during weathering.

• PolyesterRelated: Water can break polyester ester linkages, affecting durability and degradation.

• Polymer degradationRelated: Water degrades polymers with hydrolysable bonds, including many polyesters.

• Dehydration reactionCompared with: Hydrolysis often reverses bond-forming dehydrations by consuming water.

• GelatinCompared with: Further hydrolysis shortens gelatin chains and weakens their ability to form gels.

• Digestive enzymeRelated: Most digestive enzymes split food polymers by adding water across their bonds.

• Polyatomic ionRelated: Some polyatomic ions react with water, changing the solution’s acidity and ion composition.

• AcidityRelated: Hydrolysis can generate acidic species even when no acid was added directly.

• Sodium carbonateRelated: Carbonate reacts with water to produce bicarbonate and hydroxide ions.

• Cooking oilRelated: Water released from food can split oil triglycerides during frying and contribute to degradation.

• Environmental persistenceBroader topic: Water-driven reactions can control the lifetime of chemicals in aquatic environments.

• BiogasBroader topic: It makes complex feedstocks accessible to later stages of biogas production.

• GoethiteRelated: Hydrolysis of iron-bearing solutions contributes to iron hydroxide precipitation.

• PhotodegradationCompared with: Water-driven bond cleavage is a distinct route to material breakdown.

• Biodegradable plasticRelated: Water can cleave susceptible polymer bonds before microorganisms assimilate the resulting fragments.

• Thermal degradationCompared with: It can break compounds through water-mediated chemistry even without high temperatures.

• Alkaline phosphataseRelated: Alkaline phosphatase uses water to cleave phosphate groups from substrates.

• Environmental fateRelated: Hydrolysis can transform substances in water and moist soil.

• Ethyl acetateRelated: Water can split ethyl acetate back into ethanol and acetic acid.

• Silicate weatheringRelated: Water-driven reactions transform silicate minerals into dissolved ions and clays.

• Uranium hexafluorideRelated: UF₆ reacts with moisture to form uranyl fluoride and corrosive hydrogen fluoride.

• DisaccharideRelated: Hydrolysis can split a disaccharide into its constituent monosaccharides.

• Hydration reactionCompared with: Hydrolysis consumes water to cleave bonds rather than simply add its elements across one.

• Condensation reactionCompared with: It often reverses the bond-forming process associated with condensation.

• Iron(III)Related: Water molecules bound to Fe³⁺ can release protons, making solutions acidic.

• KaoliniteRelated: It breaks down feldspar structures during kaolinite-forming alteration.

• Potassium carbonateRelated: Carbonate ions react with water to produce bicarbonate and hydroxide, making the solution alkaline.

• ScandiumRelated: Scandium(III) ions hydrolyze in water, influencing their solubility and separation.

• LactaseRelated: Water participates directly in the bond cleavage catalyzed by lactase.

• Sodium borohydrideRelated: Water can consume sodium borohydride and release hydrogen gas.

• Mercury(II) chlorideRelated: Water can alter mercury(II) chloride’s speciation, especially as acidity changes.

• PhosgeneRelated: Moisture in respiratory tissue reacts with phosgene and contributes to corrosive lung injury.

• WaxesRelated: Hydrolysis can split wax esters back into fatty acids and alcohols.

• Acyl chlorideRelated: Water rapidly converts acyl chlorides into carboxylic acids and hydrogen chloride.

• Calcium carbideNarrower topic: Water breaks down calcium carbide, forming acetylene and calcium hydroxide.

• Iron(III) chlorideRelated: Dissolved iron(III) chloride hydrolyzes, producing acidic solutions and iron-containing species.

• Phosphorus pentachlorideRelated: Water rapidly converts PCl₅ into phosphorus oxyacids and hydrogen chloride.

• Polylactic acidRelated: Water cleaves PLA’s ester bonds, beginning its polymer-chain degradation.

• Vinyl acetateRelated: Hydrolysis transforms polyvinyl acetate into polyvinyl alcohol by removing acetate groups.

• Acetic anhydrideRelated: Water rapidly hydrolyzes acetic anhydride into acetic acid.

• Aluminium chlorideRelated: Water reacts vigorously with anhydrous AlCl₃, producing acidic solutions and hydrogen chloride.

• Antimony pentafluorideRelated: Contact with moisture hydrolyzes SbF₅ and can release hazardous hydrogen fluoride.

• Copper(II) chlorideRelated: Aqueous CuCl₂ can make water acidic through reactions involving hydrated copper ions.

• Maleic anhydrideRelated: Water opens maleic anhydride’s ring to form maleic acid.