aminolysis

noun

am·i·nol·y·sis | \ ˌam-ə-ˈnäl-ə-səs

plural aminolyses\ -ˌsēz

Medical Definition of aminolysis

1 : ammonolysis or any analogous decomposition in which an amine takes the place of ammonia

2 : hydrolytic deamination (as the conversion of an amino acid into a hydroxy acid)