Ammonolyzed

/əˈmɑnəˌlaɪzd/ adjective

Definition

Having undergone ammonolysis; describing a compound that has been broken apart or treated with ammonia in a chemical reaction.

Etymology

From ammonolyze + -ed (the past participle/adjective suffix). This forms the past tense and can be used as an adjective to describe the result of the ammonolytic process.

Kelly Says

An ammonolyzed compound is fundamentally changed from what it started as—the ammonia has broken specific bonds and created something new, so chemists will describe 'ammonolyzed products' as completely different molecules from the starting material.

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