hydrolysis (redirected from cellulolytic)

hydrolysis /hy·drol·y·sis/ (hi-drol´i-sis) pl. hydrol´yses   the cleavage of a compound by the addition of water, the hydroxyl group being incorporated in one fragment and the hydrogen atom in the other.hydrolyt´ic

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hy·drol·y·sis (h-drl-ss)

n.

Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the dissociation of a dissolved salt or the catalytic conversion of starch to glucose.

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hydro·lytic (-dr-ltk) adj.

hydro·lyze (-dr-lz) v.

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hydrolysis (hī·drˑ·l·sis),

n a chemical reaction in which a substance reacts with water.

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hydrolysis (hīdrol´isis),

n 1. a reaction between the ions of salt and those of water to form an acid and a base, one or both of which is only slightly dissociated. A process whereby a large molecule is split by the addition of water. The end products divide the water, the hydroxyl group being attached to one and the hydrogen ion to the other.
n 2. the splitting of a compound into two parts with the addition of the elements of water.

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hydrolysis

the cleavage of a compound by the addition of water, the hydroxyl group being incorporated in one fragment and the hydrogen atom in the other.