autolyze


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au·to·lyze

 (ô′tl-īz′)
v. au·to·lyzed, au·to·lyz·ing, au·to·lyz·es
v.tr.
To cause to undergo autolysis.
v.intr.
To undergo autolysis.

[Probably back-formation from autolysis.]
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au•to•lyze

(ˈɔt lˌaɪz)

v. -lyzed, -lyz•ing. v.t.
1. to cause to undergo autolysis.
v.i.
2. to undergo autolysis.
[1900–05; back formation from autolysis, on the model of analyze]
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autolyze


Past participle: autolyzed
Gerund: autolyzing

Imperative
autolyze
autolyze
Present
I autolyze
you autolyze
he/she/it autolyzes
we autolyze
you autolyze
they autolyze
Preterite
I autolyzed
you autolyzed
he/she/it autolyzed
we autolyzed
you autolyzed
they autolyzed
Present Continuous
I am autolyzing
you are autolyzing
he/she/it is autolyzing
we are autolyzing
you are autolyzing
they are autolyzing
Present Perfect
I have autolyzed
you have autolyzed
he/she/it has autolyzed
we have autolyzed
you have autolyzed
they have autolyzed
Past Continuous
I was autolyzing
you were autolyzing
he/she/it was autolyzing
we were autolyzing
you were autolyzing
they were autolyzing
Past Perfect
I had autolyzed
you had autolyzed
he/she/it had autolyzed
we had autolyzed
you had autolyzed
they had autolyzed
Future
I will autolyze
you will autolyze
he/she/it will autolyze
we will autolyze
you will autolyze
they will autolyze
Future Perfect
I will have autolyzed
you will have autolyzed
he/she/it will have autolyzed
we will have autolyzed
you will have autolyzed
they will have autolyzed
Future Continuous
I will be autolyzing
you will be autolyzing
he/she/it will be autolyzing
we will be autolyzing
you will be autolyzing
they will be autolyzing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been autolyzing
you have been autolyzing
he/she/it has been autolyzing
we have been autolyzing
you have been autolyzing
they have been autolyzing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been autolyzing
you will have been autolyzing
he/she/it will have been autolyzing
we will have been autolyzing
you will have been autolyzing
they will have been autolyzing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been autolyzing
you had been autolyzing
he/she/it had been autolyzing
we had been autolyzing
you had been autolyzing
they had been autolyzing
Conditional
I would autolyze
you would autolyze
he/she/it would autolyze
we would autolyze
you would autolyze
they would autolyze
Past Conditional
I would have autolyzed
you would have autolyzed
he/she/it would have autolyzed
we would have autolyzed
you would have autolyzed
they would have autolyzed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Alteration in pH/ionic strengths may produce conformational changes of the proteolytic enzymes that activate them to autolyze and hydrolyze the protein substrates (Huff-Lonergan and Lonergan, 1999; Melody et al., 2004).
* yeast that autolyze rapidly upon completion of alcoholic fermentation,
By that time, yeast cells had begun to die, break apart (autolyze) and release these growth factors back into the wine.