Alcoholytic

/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪtɪk/ adjective

Relating to or involving alcoholysis; describing a chemical process in which a substance is decomposed by alcohol.

Derived from 'alcoholysis' with the suffix '-ic' added. This technical chemistry term developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as organic synthesis became more sophisticated.

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