hydrolize

Questions about hydrolize

What does hydrolize mean?

hydrolize means "make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis".

How many syllables are in hydrolize?

hydrolize has 3 syllables: hy-dro-lize. The stress falls on "hy".

What is another word for hydrolize?

Close synonyms include hydrolise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hydrolize a common word?

hydrolize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.