🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

hidrolítico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ee-dro-li-tee-ko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hydrolytic/ˌhaɪ.drəˈlɪt.ɪk/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A enzima promove a quebra hidrolítica."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or resulting from hydrolysis, the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.

    "The digestive enzymes facilitate the hydrolytic cleavage of complex carbohydrates into simple sugars."
  2. 2

    Causing or promoting the process of hydrolysis.

    "Certain metal ions act as hydrolytic catalysts in aqueous solutions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'hudōr' meaning water and 'lysis' meaning loosening or dissolution, combined with the adjectival suffix '-tic'. Coined in the late 19th century as organic chemistry and biochemistry advanced, the term was established to describe chemical reactions involving the cleavage of bonds by the addition of water.

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