hydrolyzation

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hy•dro•lyze  (hī′drə līz′), v.t., v.i., -lyzed, -lyz•ing. 

1. Chemistry to subject or be subjected to hydrolysis.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] hy′dro•lyse′. 

• hydro(lysis) + -lyze 1875–80

hy′dro•lyz′a•ble, adj. 
hy′dro•ly•za′tion, n. 
hy′dro•lyz′er, n.