hydrolytic

[ hahy-druh-lit-ik ]

adjective

1. producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.

hydrolytic

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈlɪtɪk /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrolytic¹

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

Example Sentences

While the hydrolytic action of enzymes is thus clear the synthesis in the cell is still a riddle.

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Very little is known concerning the reversible action of the hydrolytic protein enzymes.

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He considered this a case of a real synthesis of proteins from the products of its hydrolytic cleavage.

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Various intermediate terms of the hydrolytic series have been isolated.

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The influence of small amounts of asparagine in enormously increasing the hydrolytic effect of amylase is an example.

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