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hydrolyze

hy·dro·lyze
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-druh-lahyz]
    • /ˈhaɪ drəˌlaɪz/
    • /ˈhaɪ.drə.ˌlaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms 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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