hydrolytic

adjective

hy·​dro·​lyt·​ic ¦hī-drə-¦li-tik 

: of, relating to, or causing hydrolysis

hydrolytically

¦hī-drə-¦li-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + -lytic

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Rhymes for hydrolytic

• analytic
• anxiolytic
• astrocytic
• austenitic
• catalytic
• cytolytic
• dioritic
• diphtheritic
• dolomitic
• endophytic
• epiphytic
• glauconitic