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hydrolyze

hy·dro·lyze [ hdrə lz ] (past and past participle hy·dro·lyzed, present participle hy·dro·lyz·ing, 3rd person present singular hy·dro·lyz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
undergo hydrolysis: to undergo hydrolysis, or make a substance undergo hydrolysis

[Late 19th century. <hydrolysis, after analysis, analyze]

hy·dro·lyz·a·ble adjective
hy·dro·ly·za·tion [ hdrəli záysh'n ] noun
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