v.
Pronunciation: ' h ī -dr ə - ˌ l ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lyzed ; -lyz · ing
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin hydrolysis
Date: 1880
transitive verb : to subject to hydrolysis
intransitive verb : to undergo hydrolysis
– hy · dro · lyz · able \ - ˌ l ī -z ə -b ə l \ adjective