heterolysis
/ˌhɛdəˈrɑləsɪs/
noun
- In chemistry, the breaking of a chemical bond where both electrons from the bond go to one atom, creating ions.
- Heterolysis of the carbon-chlorine bond produces a carbocation and a chloride ion.
- Students learned to distinguish heterolysis from homolysis in organic chemistry class.
- The reaction proceeds through heterolysis, forming positive and negative fragments.
- In biology, the breakdown of cells or tissues by an external agent, such as an enzyme from another organism.
- Heterolysis plays a role in how some parasites digest host tissues.
- Heterolysis of the bacterial cell wall was caused by enzymes from the host's immune system.
- The study examined heterolysis in plant cells attacked by fungal pathogens.
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