hydrolyze

Questions about hydrolyze

What does hydrolyze mean?

hydrolyze means "undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water".

How many syllables are in hydrolyze?

hydrolyze has 3 syllables: hy-dro-lyze. The stress falls on "hy". In IPA it is /ˈhaɪdɹəˌlaɪz/.

What is another word for hydrolyze?

Close synonyms include hydrolyse. 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 hydrolyze a common word?

hydrolyze is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hydrolyze?

83 words rhyme with hydrolyze. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.