The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hydrolytic \Hy`dro*lyt"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? to loose.]
   1. (Chem.) Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating
      water. [archaic]
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   2. (Chem.) of, pertaining to, or accompanied by hydrolysis.
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            Hydrolytic agents, such as sulphuric acid or caustic
            alkali.                               --Encyc. Brit.
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   Hydrolytic ferment (Physiol. Chem.), an enzyme (formerly
      referred to as a ferment), which acts only in the presence
      of water, and which causes the substance acted upon to
      take up a molecule of water, resulting in the splitting of
      a chemical bond and often splitting one compound into two.
      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 enzymes are
      hydrolytic in their action. Since 1910 such an enzyme is
      usually referred to as a hydrolase or hydrolytic
      enzyme.
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