| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water.[Websters]
2. Being textual. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being suburban. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being splintery. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being right-hand. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being glandular. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being gingival or paroxysmal.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HYDROLYTIC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Hydrolytic \Hy`dro*lyt"ic\, adjective. [Hydro-, Greek expression to loose.]. (references) |
Common Expressions: HYDROLYTIC
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Hydrolytic enzyme | Hydrolytic enzymes break down protein, carbohydrate, and fat molecules into their simplest units. The hydrolysis of polymers by hydrolytic enzymes results in free monomers. (references) | ||
| Hydrolytic ferment | (Physiol. Chem.), a ferment, enzyme, or chemical ferment, which acts only in the presence of water, and which causes the substance acted upon to take up a molecule of water. Thus, diastase of malt, ptyalin of saliva, and boiling dilute sulphuric acid all convert starch by hydration into dextrin and sugar. Nearly all of the digestive ferments are hydrolytic in their action. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HYDROLYTIC
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hydrolytic acidity | Geography | Acidity produced by treating soil with a solution of a salt of a strong base and weak acid. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Hydrolytic enzyme | Geology | An enzyme which uses hydrolysis to break down its substrate. (references) | |
| Hydrolytic instability | Physics | Chemical instability when subjected to high humidity. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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