solvolysis

Solvolysis is a special type of nucleophilic substitution (S_N1) or elimination where the nucleophile is a solvent molecule. For certain nucleophiles, there are specific terms for the type of solvolysis reaction. For water, the term is hydrolysis; for alcohols, it is alcoholysis; for ammonia, it is ammonolysis; for glycols, glycolysis; for amines, aminolysis.