hydrolize

Thân thiện

A chemist hydrolizes a sugar solution in the laboratory.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cause a chemical compound to react with water, resulting in its decomposition: This is a chemical process where a bond is cleaved by the addition of a water molecule.

Usage

• The verb "hydrolize" describes a specific chemical reaction. It is typically used in scientific, biochemical, or industrial contexts.
• It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the compound being hydrolyzed).
• Note: The spelling "hydrolize" is a common variant, but "hydrolyze" is the standard spelling in American English, and "hydrolyse" is standard in British English.

Examples

• Basic Usage:
  • The enzyme helps to hydrolize the starch into simple sugars.
  • Acids are often used to hydrolize proteins in the laboratory.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Context: The term is precise and used to describe mechanisms in chemistry and biology.
  • Researchers aim to hydrolize the polymer chain to study its monomeric units.
• Passive Voice: Frequently used in the passive voice to describe the state of the compound.
  • The complex molecule was hydrolized by the aqueous solution.

Variants and Related Words

• Hydrolyze (verb, AmE spelling): The standard American English spelling.
• Hydrolyse (verb, BrE spelling): The standard British English spelling.
• Hydrolysis (noun): The chemical process itself.
  • The hydrolysis of sucrose yields glucose and fructose.
• Hydrolytic (adjective): Relating to or causing hydrolysis.
  • The hydrolytic activity of the enzyme was measured.

Synonyms

• Decompose (by water): A more general description of the process.
• Cleave (with water): Emphasizes the breaking of chemical bonds.

Antonyms

• Condense: To combine molecules with the loss of a water molecule.
• Synthesize: To build a compound, often the opposite of breaking it down via hydrolysis.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis

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