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

HYDROLANT, hydrolase, hydrologic cycle, hydrology, 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