hydrolytic

American

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

adjective

producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.

hydrolytic British

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈlɪtɪk /

adjective

of, concerned with, producing, or produced by hydrolysis

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Etymology

Origin of hydrolytic

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

Example Sentences

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The person’s immune system would not be able to destroy foreign pathogen due to lack of hydrolytic enzymes.

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

It was, therefore, not improbable that profound hydrolytic changes should occur in the cellulose molecule when kept for prolonged periods as alkali-cellulose.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

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