Plural of glycerolysis; instances of the chemical breakdown or decomposition of glycerol.
From glycerol (a sweet liquid derived from fats) + -lysis (from Greek lysis meaning 'loosening' or 'breaking apart'). The term emerged in 19th-century chemistry to describe hydrolysis reactions involving glycerol.
Glycerolysis happens when soap makers or fat processors break down oils—it's the chemistry behind why soap works so well at trapping dirt, because it splits fatty molecules right at their glycerol backbone.
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