HYDROLYZABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydrolyzable mean? 

• HYDROLYZABLE (adjective)
  The adjective HYDROLYZABLE has 1 sense:

1. capable of undergoing hydrolysis

  Familiarity information: HYDROLYZABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDROLYZABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of undergoing hydrolysis

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hydrolysis (a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water)

Derivation:

hydrolyze (undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water)

 Context examples 

A hydrolyzable tannin with a propenoic acid (COOHCH=CH-), and hydroxyl groups at the 3 and 4 positions of the phenyl ring.

(Caffeic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A hydrolyzable tannin with three additional hydroxyl groups attached at the 3, 4, and 5 positions of the phenyl ring.

(Gallic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

The skin extract of the muscadine grape contains numerous phytochemicals including hydrolyzable tannins and flavonoids, such as anthocyanin 3,5-diglucosides, quercetin, myricetin, and kaempferol glycosides.

(Muscadine Grape Skin Extract, NCI Thesaurus)