Meanings
nounhydrolysate (plural hydrolysates)
plural hydrolysates
- chemistryAny product of a hydrolysis reaction.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- Englishhydrolysis
- Englishhydrolysate
From hydrolysis + -ate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian idrolizzato
- idrolizzatoany product of a hydrolysis reaction
Russian гидролиза́т
- гидролиза́т (gidrolizát)any product of a hydrolysis reaction
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hydrolysate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrolysate
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“hydrolysate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrolysate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrolysate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrolysate.
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