hydrolytic

[ hahy-druh-lit-ik ]

adjective

producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.

Origin of hydrolytic

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

Words Nearby hydrolytic

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How to use hydrolytic in a sentence

While the hydrolytic action of enzymes is thus clear the synthesis in the cell is still a riddle.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb
Very little is known concerning the reversible action of the hydrolytic protein enzymes.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb
He considered this a case of a real synthesis of proteins from the products of its hydrolytic cleavage.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb
Various intermediate terms of the hydrolytic series have been isolated.
Researches on Cellulose | C. F. Cross
The influence of small amounts of asparagine in enormously increasing the hydrolytic effect of amylase is an example.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for hydrolytic

hydrolytic

/ (ˌhaɪdrəˈlɪtɪk) /

adjective

of, concerned with, producing, or produced by hydrolysis

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