水解

shuǐjiě

verb #47,309

Meanings

1 to hydrolyze
2 hydrolysis

Characters

decompose, break down

Examples

淀粉在酶的作用下水解成糖。

Diànfěn zài méi de zuòyòng xiàshuǐ jiě chéng táng.

Starch is hydrolyzed into sugar under the action of enzymes.

这种塑料可以生物水解。

Zhèzhǒng sùliào kěyǐ shēngwù shuǐjiě.

This kind of plastic can be biologically hydrolyzed.

Tips

memory

水 (water) + 解 (decompose) = decompose by water = hydrolyze. A perfect calque of the Greek roots *hydro* + *lysis*.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

解 jiě