Aminolytic

/əˌmɪnoʊˈlɪtɪk/ adjective

Describing a process or substance that breaks chemical bonds through aminolysis, or relating to reactions where amines split molecules apart.

From aminolysis + -ic (adjectival suffix). Emerged as chemists characterized the mechanisms of reactions involving amino compounds.

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