hydrolyze

[ hahy-druh-lahyz ]

/ ˈhaɪ drəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), hy·dro·lyzed, hy·dro·lyz·ing.

to subject or be subjected to hydrolysis.

Also especially British, hy·dro·lyse .

Origin of hydrolyze

First recorded in 1875–80; hydro(lysis) + -lyze

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrolyze

hy·dro·lyz·a·ble, adjectivehy·dro·ly·za·tion, nounhy·dro·lyz·er, nounun·hy·dro·lyzed, adjective

Words nearby hydrolyze

hydrolysate, hydrolyse, hydrolysis, hydrolyte, hydrolytic, hydrolyze, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydroma, hydromagnetics, hydromancy, hydromechanics

Example sentences from the Web for hydrolyze

Heated with water in the absence of free acid, they hydrolyze even more readily than the salts of aluminium.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
A large number of such enzymes have been found in plants, many of which hydrolyze only a single glucoside.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
These materials are so extremely difficult to hydrolyze that their composition has not yet been definitely determined.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
They are very difficult to hydrolyze, and indigestible by animals.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher