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- [hahy-druh-lahyz]
- /ˈhaɪ drəˌlaɪz/
- /ˈhaɪ.drə.ˌlaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-druh-lahyz]
- /ˈhaɪ drəˌlaɪz/
Definitions of hydrolyze word
- noun hydrolyze Break down (a compound) by chemical reaction with water. 1
- intransitive verb hydrolyze chemistry: dissolve 1
- transitive verb hydrolyze chemistry: dissolve sth 1
- verb transitive hydrolyze to undergo or cause to undergo hydrolysis 0
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Origin of hydrolyze
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; hydro(lysis) + -lyze
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Parts of speech for Hydrolyze
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hydrolyze popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hydrolyze
verb hydrolyze
- dissect — to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- anatomize — If you anatomise a subject or an issue, you examine it in great detail.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
Antonyms for hydrolyze
verb hydrolyze
- waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- marry — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
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