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HYDROLYTIC

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hy⋅dro⋅lyt⋅ic

  [hahy-druh-lit-ik]
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–adjective
producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
Origin:
1870–75; hydro- 1 + -lytic
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hy·drol·y·sis   (hī-drŏl'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose.
hy'dro·lyte' (-līt') n., hy'dro·lyt'ic (-drə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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