Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrolyzable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drolyz-able
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be hydrolyzed

Etymology

Etymology tree English hydrolyze Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English hydrolyzable From hydrolyze + -able.

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What does hydrolyzable mean?
Able to be hydrolyzed
Where does hydrolyzable come from?
Etymology tree English hydrolyze Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English hydrolyzable From hydrolyze + -able.

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