hydrolyze

(-līz′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb hydrolyzed, hydrolyzing

to undergo or cause to undergo hydrolysis

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See hydrolyze in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. hy·dro·lyzed, hy·dro·lyz·ing, hy·dro·lyz·es
To subject to or undergo hydrolysis.

Related Forms:

  • hyˈdro·lyzˌa·ble adjective
  • hyˌdro·ly·zaˈtion (-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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