noun
- Plural of hydrolyte; substances that undergo hydrolysis or are produced by hydrolysis.
Usage: Technical/scientific term; Rarely used in everyday English; primarily found in chemistry and biochemistry contexts
Examples
- The hydrolytes formed during the breakdown of proteins include amino acids.
- In biochemistry, hydrolytes are studied to understand metabolic pathways.
- The enzyme catalyzed the formation of various hydrolytes from the substrate.