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View synonyms for hydrolyze
hydrolyze
[ hahy-druh-lahyz ]
verb (used with or without object)
, hy·dro·lyzed, hy·dro·lyz·ing.
- to subject or be subjected to hydrolysis.
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Other Words From
- hydro·lyza·ble adjective
- hydro·ly·zation noun
- hydro·lyzer noun
- un·hydro·lyzed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydrolyze1
First recorded in 1875–80; hydro(lysis) + -lyze
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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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