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hydrolyze

verb hy·dro·lyze \ˈhī-drə-ˌlīz\

hy·dro·lyzedhy·dro·lyz·ing

Definition of HYDROLYZE

transitive verb

: to subject to hydrolysis

intransitive verb

: to undergo hydrolysis

— hy·dro·lyz·able \-ˌlī-zə-bəl\ adjective

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International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin hydrolysis

First Known Use: 1880

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verb hy·dro·lyze

hy·dro·lyzed or chiefly British hy·dro·lysedhy·dro·lyz·ing or chiefly British hy·dro·lys·ing

transitive verb

: to subject to hydrolysis

intransitive verb

: to undergo hydrolysis

—hy·dro·lyz·able or chiefly British hy·dro·lys·able \-ˌlī-zə-bəl\ adjective

hy·dro·lyze or chiefly British hy·dro·lyse \ˈhī-drə-ˌlīz\

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