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hydrolyze

/hˈaɪdɹəlˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drolyze
IPA
/hˈaɪdɹəlˌaɪz/
28
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject to hydrolysis.

American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To undergo hydrolysis.

American usage; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

hydrolyzes (present, singular) hydrolyzing (participle, present) hydrolyzed (participle, past) hydrolyzed (past) hydrolyse (alternative)

Derived Forms

hydrolyzability hydrolyzable hydrolyzation hydrolyzer nonhydrolyzed prehydrolyzed unhydrolyzed

Synonyms

hydrolyse

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrolyze?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaɪdɹəlˌaɪz/.
What does hydrolyze mean?
To subject to hydrolysis.

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