a. [ L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. &unr_; to loose. ] (Chem.) Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as, adipolytic action. Contrast saponify, to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; starch + &unr_; solvent; &unr_; to dissolve. ] (Physiol.) Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis. ] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed to synthetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of fact or experience, such as “all spinsters are unmarried”. Opposite of synthetic. Also See: a priori, deductive, logical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. 1 exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations; as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.
Syn. -- appraising(prenominal), evaluative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people. an analytical mind [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Analytical geometry or
coördinate geometry. See under Geometry. --
Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. --
Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an analytical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science of analysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against paralysis. -- n. A medicine for paralysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Antiparalytic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or causing autolysis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. proceeding by autolysis. [ PJC ]

adj. of or pertaining to a biocatalyst. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. caused by a biocatalyst. [ PJC ]

a. [ Gr. bi`os life + &unr_; to destroy. ] Relating to the destruction of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to, or causing, catalysis. “The catalytic power is ill understood.” Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Catalytic force, that form of chemical energy formerly supposed to determine catalysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An agent employed in catalysis, as platinum black, aluminium chloride, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See Dialysis. ] Having the quality of unloosing or separating. Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dialytic telescope, an achromatic telescope in which the colored dispersion produced by a single object lens of crown glass is corrected by a smaller concave lens, or combination of lenses, of high dispersive power, placed at a distance in the narrower part of the converging cone of rays, usually near the middle of the tube. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. électrolytique. ] Pertaining to electrolysis; as, electrolytic action. -- E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

‖n., /mhw>, a. (Physiol.) Same as Haematolysis, Haematolytic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. of or pertaining to hemolysis; causing hemolysis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to histolysis, or the degeneration of tissues. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hydro-, 1 + Gr. &unr_; to loose. ] 1. (Chem.) Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) of, pertaining to, or accompanied by hydrolysis. [ PJC ]

Hydrolytic agents, such as sulphuric acid or caustic alkali. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ L. paralyticus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. paralytique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Affected with paralysis, or palsy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cold, shaking, paralytic hand. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Inclined or tending to paralysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paralytic secretion (Physiol.), the fluid, generally thin and watery, secreted from a gland after section or paralysis of its nerves, as the paralytic saliva. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person affected with paralysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Paralytic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Proteid + Gr. &unr_; to loose. ] (Physiol.) Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones. “ The proteolytic ferment of the pancreas.” Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to thermolysis. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]