Assertion: hydrolysis | /r/CapableOf | form alcohol
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text: is thatis (chemistry) a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water whileis (chemistry) the hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
text: For example, the following reaction can be described as the hydrolysis of an ester (to form a carboxylic acid and an alcohol).