hydrolyze

[ hahy-druh-lahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, hy·dro·lyzed, hy·dro·lyz·ing.

1. to subject or be subjected to hydrolysis.

Other Words From

• hydro·lyza·ble adjective
• hydro·ly·zation noun
• hydro·lyzer noun
• un·hydro·lyzed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrolyze¹

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

Example Sentences

Some constituents of chlorlyptus hydrolyze slowly and to a slight degree with the liberation of a trace of free hydrochloric acid.

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A large number of such enzymes have been found in plants, many of which hydrolyze only a single glucoside.

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These materials are so extremely difficult to hydrolyze that their composition has not yet been definitely determined.

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Heated with water in the absence of free acid, they hydrolyze even more readily than the salts of aluminium.

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They are very difficult to hydrolyze, and indigestible by animals.

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