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hy⋅dro⋅lyze

[hahy-druh-lahyz]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -lyzed, -lyz⋅ing.
to subject or be subjected to hydrolysis.
Also, especially British, hy⋅dro⋅lyse.


Origin:
1875–80; hydro(lysis) + -lyze


hy⋅dro⋅lyz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
hy⋅dro⋅ly⋅za⋅tion, noun
hy⋅dro⋅lyz⋅er, noun
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hy·dro·lyze   (hī'drə-līz')   
tr. & intr.v.   hy·dro·lyzed, hy·dro·lyz·ing, hy·dro·lyz·es
To subject to or undergo hydrolysis.
hy'dro·lyz'a·ble adj., hy'dro·ly·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hy·dro·lyze
Variant: or chiefly British hy·dro·lyse /'hI-dr&-"lIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-lyzed or chiefly British -lysed; -lyz·ing or chiefly British -lys·ing
transitive senses
: to subject to hydrolysishydrolyze intransitive senses
: to undergo hydrolysis —hy·dro·lyz·able or chiefly British hy·dro·lys·able /-"lI-z&-b&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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