hydrolyze
[ hahy-druh-lahyz ]
/ ˈhaɪ drəˌlaɪz /
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, adjective hy·dro·ly·za·tion, noun hy·dro·lyz·er, noun un·hy·dro·lyzed, adjectiveWords nearby hydrolyze
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 McPhersonA 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 ThatcherThese materials are so extremely difficult to hydrolyze that their composition has not yet been definitely determined.
The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherThey are very difficult to hydrolyze, and indigestible by animals.
The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher