Definition of "hydrolysed" [hydrolysed]

• Simple past tense and past participle of hydrolyse. (verb)

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• "Even though there are, apart from cow's milk, several other kinds of milk for parents to choose from, such as goat's milk, soya bean milk and hypoallergenic formulas based on partially or extensively hydrolysed protein, there are still more than 2,000 infants [born in Thailand] annually who are allergic to these kinds of milk. ..."
• "The proposed regulations will also require that the list of ingredients identify the specific sources of hydrolysed plant proteins, starches and modified starches, and lecithins."
• "When milk proteins are broken down (hydrolysed) into smaller fragments - as happens in the production of eHF's - their ability to provoke an allergic reaction is reduced."