hydrolyze

[ hahy-druh-lahyz ]

/ ˈhaɪ drəˌlaɪz /

to subject or be subjected to hydrolysis.

Also especially British, hy·dro·lyse.

Origin of hydrolyze

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

hy·dro·lyz·a·ble, adjective hy·dro·ly·za·tion, noun hy·dro·lyz·er, noun un·hy·dro·lyzed, adjective

When hydrolysed these fungoid celluloses yield, in addition to monoses, glucosamine and acetic acid.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 |Various
These were the hexose constituents of the hydrolysed complex, the pentoses (or 'furfuroids') surviving intact.

Researches on Cellulose |C. F. Cross
On saponification a portion of the cellulose, in again combining with water, is hydrolysed to soluble products.

Researches on Cellulose |C. F. Cross
When hydrolysed with caustic alkalis, they yield primary amines (this reaction determines their constitution).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 |Various

This was also true of the behaviour of the hydrolysed extracts (acid processes) to yeast fermentation.

Researches on Cellulose |C. F. Cross