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to hydrolize

to hydrolize

9.1
To break a chemical into smaller parts using water
  • verb
  • /haɪˈdrɒlaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hidrólisis
  • The enzyme will hydrolize the starch into sugars.

Examples

  • In the laboratory, they attempted to hydrolize the ester under controlled conditions.

  • The detergent is designed to hydrolize stubborn fat molecules during washing.

  • Enzymes can hydrolize certain sugars into simpler compounds.

  • Can you explain how to hydrolize the compound?

  • In the laboratory, they attempted to hydrolize the ester under controlled conditions.

  • Enzymes can hydrolize certain sugars into simpler compounds.

  • The detergent is designed to hydrolize stubborn fat molecules during washing.

Synonyms

to hydrolyze
vsto hydrolize
  • Specialized
3 8.6

To break a substance into smaller parts using water

focuses on causing the reaction rather than also undergoing it
to hydrolise
vsto hydrolize
  • UK
9.3

To break a chemical into smaller parts using water

is the same in meaning but uses different spelling

Surface Forms

hydrolize infinitive
hydrolise infinitive
hydrolized past
hydrolised past
hydrolized past participle
hydrolised past participle
hydrolizing present participle
hydrolising present participle
hydrolizes third person singular
hydrolises third person singular

Morphology

hydrolize = hydro + lyze

This is a technical verb built from the classical combining form hydro- 'water' plus a bound lyze element, but the chemical sense is specialized and not fully guessable for an average learner.

Etymology

The word hydrolize comes from hydro- meaning 'water', like in hydrant, and -lyze meaning 'break', like in analyze. So to hydrolize something is to 'break it with water', which matches how enzymes or water split a compound.