alcoholysisn.
/alkəˈhɒlᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌælkəˈhɑləsəs/ Chemistry.
Decomposition of a compound by reaction with an alcohol, esp. ethanol.
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1902 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 31 Dec. 1557/2 Hirsch concludes from his experiments that the reddening of an alcoholic solution of soap..may arise from the hydrolysis or ‘alcoholysis’ of the soap.
1930 J. B. S. Haldane Enzymes x. 185 Chlorophyllase, which catalyses alcoholysis, is clearly analogous to the hydrolases.
1967 I. L. Finar Org. Chem. (ed. 5) I. ix. 219 Alcoholysis is carried out by refluxing the ester with a large excess of alcohol.
2008 R. Chênevert et al. in V. Gotor et al. Asymmetric Org. Synthesis with Enzymes vi. 140 Ester alcoholysis (transesterification) in organic media is an equilibrium reaction and must be shifted in the desired direction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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