adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving hydrolysis; by means of the chemical breakdown of a compound through reaction with water
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The enzyme acts hydrolytically to break down the polymer into smaller molecules.
- Starch is hydrolytically converted into glucose during digestion.
- The compound was hydrolytically cleaved in acidic conditions.
- Proteins can be hydrolytically degraded by proteases in the cell.
- The reaction proceeds hydrolytically when water is added to the system.