hydrolyse

US hydrolyze

/ (ˈhaɪdrəˌlaɪz) /

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verb

to subject to or undergo hydrolysis

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Derived forms of hydrolyse

hydrolysable or US hydrolyzable, adjectivehydrolysation or US hydrolyzation, nounhydrolyser or US hydrolyzer, noun

Words nearby hydrolyse

hydrolase, hydrologic cycle, hydrology, hydro-lyase, hydrolysate, hydrolyse, hydrolysis, hydrolyte, hydrolytic, hydrolyze, hydrolyzed vegetable protein

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How to use hydrolyse in a sentence

Emulsine has the property of being able to hydrolyse the glucoside amygdalin to glucose, benzaldehyde, and hydrocyanic acid.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
They hydrolyse readily when boiled with solutions of caustic alkalies or mineral acids, yielding the constituent acid and alcohol.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
Solanine will stand boiling with strongly alkaline solutions without decomposition; but dilute acids, on warming, hydrolyse.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Caustic alkalis hydrolyse it readily to the alkaline chloride and cyanate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various

The name "lipobacter" has been proposed by De Kruyff for bacteria which hydrolyse fats.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture|W. H. Simmons