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hydrolytic

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

adjective

  1. producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.


hydrolytic British  
/ ˌhaɪdrəˈlɪtɪk /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Lysosomes also use their hydrolytic enzymes to destroy disease-causing organisms that might enter the cell.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Figure 13.14 The stages of phagocytosis include the engulfment of a food particle, the digestion of the particle using hydrolytic enzymes contained within a lysosome, and the expulsion of undigested material from the cell.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

It is to be noted that the presence of the benzoyl group renders the cellulose more resistant to hydrolytic actions.

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

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