hydrolytic

American  

[hahy-druh-lit-ik] / ˌhaɪ drəˈlɪt ɪk /

adjective

1. producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.

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hydrolytic British  

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈlɪtɪk /

adjective

1. of, concerned with, producing, or produced by hydrolysis

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Etymology

Origin of hydrolytic

First recorded in 1870–75; hydro- ¹ + -lytic

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Example Sentences

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hydrolytic

If these proteins are hydrolytic enzymes, they can be stored in lysosomes.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Many organelles are bound by membranes composed of phospholipid bilayers embedded with proteins to compartmentalize functions such as the storage of hydrolytic enzymes and the synthesis of proteins.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Lysosomes also use their hydrolytic enzymes to destroy disease-causing organisms that might enter the cell.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

Figure 13.14 The stages of phagocytosis include the engulfment of a food particle, the digestion of the particle using hydrolytic enzymes contained within a lysosome, and the expulsion of undigested material from the cell.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

Pepsin, Pepsine, pep′sin, n. one of the essential constituents of the gastric juice: the active agent in fermenting food in the stomach—a hydrolytic ferment.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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