- hy´dro|lza´tion
- hy|dro|lyze «HY druh lyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -lyzed, -lyz|ing.to decompose by hydrolysis: »
When a peptide or protein is hydrolyzed…it breaks down into amino acids (Scientific American).
–hy´dro|lyz´a|ble, adjective.–hy´dro|lza´tion, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.