Definition of "hydrolyse" []

• Alternative spelling of hydrolyze. (verb)

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• "Fourteen percent of the caucasian population, seventy percent of non-nilotic African and as many as ninety percent of oriental are allergic to lactose, naturally after weaning being unable to produce the lactase necessary to hydrolyse lactose, with many deleterious consequences, including migraine and asthma."
• "Corynebacterium sp. is reported to be able to hydrolyse starch and produce organic acids."
• "_ -- Though this subject is not of any practical interest in the preparation of fatty acids for soap-making, it may be mentioned, in passing, that some bacteria readily hydrolyse fats."