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  • verb intransitive To undergo hydrolization.

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  • verb make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis

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  • You lose at least 30% of the energy in each transformation and as far as I understand the current scheme for creating hydrogen is: burn coal to make electricity, use electricity to hydrolize out hydrogen, burn hydrogen to power car.

    TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: BMW Hydrogen 7 | Inhabitat 2007

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