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Definition of: hydrolyze
(hī′drə·līz) v.t. & v.i. ·lyzed, ·lyz·ing
To undergo or cause to undergo the process of hydrolysis.
—hy′dro·lyz′a·ble adjective
—hy·dro·ly·za·tion (hī′drə·lə·zā′shən, -lī·zā′-) noun
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