1. hydrolyze

verb. ['ˈhaɪdrəˌlaɪz'] undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water.

Rhymes with Hydrolyze

• analyze
• brutalize
• butterfly's
• cannibalize
• capitalize
• caramelize
• catalyze
• centralize
• civilize
• collateralize
• commercialize
• compartmentalize
• creolize
• criminalize
• crystallize
• generalize
• globalize
• hospitalize
• legalize
• liberalize

Sentences with hydrolyze

1. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Whenever plants need energy for cell work, they hydrolyze the stored starch, releasing the glucose subunits.

2. Verb, base form
Catalysts can help hydrolyze sucrose or table sugar.