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to hydrolise

to hydrolise

9.3
To break a chemical into smaller parts using water
  • verb
  • /haɪˈdrɒlaɪz/
  • UK
translation icon : hidrolizar
  • The enzyme will hydrolise the starch into sugars.

Examples

  • Enzymes can hydrolise proteins into their constituent amino acids.

  • Industrial processes often hydrolise fats to produce soap.

  • Certain acids are used to hydrolise cellulose into glucose.

  • You must hydrolise it!

  • Certain acids are used to hydrolise cellulose into glucose.

  • Enzymes can hydrolise proteins into their constituent amino acids.

  • Industrial processes often hydrolise fats to produce soap.

Synonyms

to hydrolyze
vsto hydrolise
  • Specialized
3 8.6

To break a substance into smaller parts using water

is limited to causing the reaction rather than also undergoing it
to hydrolize
vsto hydrolise
  • Specialized
9.1

To break a chemical into smaller parts using water

is the same meaning but spelled differently

Surface Forms

hydrolise infinitive
hydrolyze infinitive
hydrolised past
hydrolysed past
hydrolised past participle
hydrolysed past participle
hydrolising present participle
hydrolysing present participle
hydrolises third person singular
hydrolyzes third person singular

Morphology

hydrolise = lyse (opaque) = hydro + lyse

The form is built from the combining form hydro- plus lyse, but the chemistry-specific meaning is not readily recoverable for an average learner.

Etymology

Hydrolise comes from the parts hydro- which means 'water' and -lyse which means 'to break' or 'loosen', the same hydro- you see in hydrogen and the -lyse in analysis. So, to hydrolise something is to 'break it with water', which is exactly what happens when water makes a compound split.