hydrolyzable

adjective

hy·​dro·​lyz·​able ˈhīdrəˌlīzəbəl 

: capable of hydrolyzing or of being hydrolyzed

compounds containing hydrolyzable groups

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hydrolyze + -able

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Rhymes for hydrolyzable

• advisable
• cognizable
• amortizable
• crystallizable
• customizable
• exercisable
• inadvisable
• ionizable
• oxidizable
• realizable
• recognizable
• utilizable