HYDROLYSIS
Hy*drol"y*sis, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -lysis.] (Chem.)
Defn: A chemical process involving the addition of the elements of water.
HYDROLYTIC
Hy`dro*lyt"ic, a. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water. Hydrolytic agents, such as sulphuric acid or caustic alkali. Encyc. Brit. Hydrolitic ferment (Physiol. Chem.), a ferment, enzyme, or chemical ferment, which acts only in the presence of water, and which causes the substance acted upon to take up a molecule of water. Thus, diastase of malt, ptyalin of saliva, and boiling dilute sulphuric acid all convert starch by hydration into dextrin and sugar. Nearly all of the digestive ferments are hydrolytic in their action.
HYDROMAGNESITE
Hy`dro*mag"ne*site, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + magnesite.] (Min.)
Defn: A hydrous carbonate of magnesia occurring in white, early, amorphous masses.
HYDROMANCY
Hy"dro*man`cy, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + -mancy: cf. F. hydromancie.]
Defn: Divination by means of water, — practiced by the ancients.
HYDROMANTIC
Hy`dro*man"tic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hydromantique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to divination by water.