hydrolize

A verb used to indicate the chemical process of breaking down a compound by reaction with water.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus chimique de décomposition d'un composé par réaction avec l'eau.

1. Chemical reaction with water C1 formal scientific

   To cause a compound to react with water, resulting in its decomposition or transformation through hydrolysis.

   • The enzyme helps to hydrolize the complex sugar into simpler molecules.
   • In the lab, they hydrolize the ester by adding water and an acid catalyst.
   • Certain bacteria can hydrolize cellulose into glucose.

   🇫🇷Hydrolyser

• hydrolised past participle
• hydrolized past participle
• hydrolised past simple
• hydrolized past simple
• hydrolising present participle
• hydrolizing present participle
• hydrolises third person singular
• hydrolizes third person singular