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verb
hy·dro·lyze
ˈhī-drə-ˌlīz 
hydrolyzed; hydrolyzing
: to subject to hydrolysis
: to undergo hydrolysis
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Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
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Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Beef, pork and marine life are all popular sources for collagen supplements, which offer the protein in a hydrolyzed form.
—Lisa Drayer, CNN, 17 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
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Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
Beef, pork and marine life are all popular sources for collagen supplements, which offer the protein in a hydrolyzed form.
—Lisa Drayer, CNN, 17 Oct. 2019
Soluble or hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.
—Brooke Russell, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin hydrolysis
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Dictionary Entries Near hydrolyze
Cite this Entry
“Hydrolyze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrolyze. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
hydrolyze
verb
hy·dro·lyze
ˈhī-drə-ˌlīz
hydrolyzed; hydrolyzing
: to go through or cause to go through hydrolysis
Medical Definition
hydrolyze
verb
hy·dro·lyze
variants
or chiefly British hydrolyse
hydrolyzed or chiefly British hydrolysed; hydrolyzing or chiefly British hydrolysing
: to subject to hydrolysis
: to undergo hydrolysis
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