Definition of "hydrolyzes" [hydrolyzes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrolyze. (verb)

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• "In reality, however, what protects the inside of a stomach from its own acid and pepsin, an enzyme that hydrolyzes proteins, is the coating of mucus that lines the inside wall of the stomach."
• "The aluminum sulfide thus formed readily hydrolyzes to form aluminum hydroxide and hydrogen sulfide."
• "(Compared with boiling, for instance, popping is so rapid that it takes little fuel and it denatures or hydrolyzes the proteins and vitamins only slightly.)"