hydrolyze
[ hahy-druh-lahyz ]
verb (used with or without object),hy·dro·lyzed, hy·dro·lyz·ing.
to subject or be subjected to hydrolysis.
Origin of hydrolyze
1First recorded in 1875–80; hydro(lysis) + -lyze
- Also especially British, hy·dro·lyse .
Other words from hydrolyze
- hy·dro·lyz·a·ble, adjective
- hy·dro·ly·za·tion, noun
- hy·dro·lyz·er, noun
- un·hy·dro·lyzed, adjective
Words Nearby hydrolyze
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use hydrolyze in a sentence
Some constituents of chlorlyptus hydrolyze slowly and to a slight degree with the liberation of a trace of free hydrochloric acid.
A large number of such enzymes have been found in plants, many of which hydrolyze only a single glucoside.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherThese materials are so extremely difficult to hydrolyze that their composition has not yet been definitely determined.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherHeated with water in the absence of free acid, they hydrolyze even more readily than the salts of aluminium.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonThey are very difficult to hydrolyze, and indigestible by animals.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Browse