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

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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