Home › Words › C › cytohydrolysiscytohydrolysiscytohydrolysis · noun — the breaking down of a cell wall by hydrolysis.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyCyto- + hydrolysisnounThe breaking down of a cell wall by hydrolysis.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cytorrhysis 73% match — The breakdown of a plant's cell wall due to loss of water vs cytohydrolysis →cellulolysis 67% match — hydrolysis of cellulose vs cytohydrolysis →cytolysis 66% match — The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis vs cytohydrolysis →ectohydrolytic 65% match — ectocytic hydrolytic vs cytohydrolysis →cytolyze 65% match — To cause, or to undergo, cytolysis. vs cytohydrolysis →cytolyst 65% match — Any cytolytic enzyme. vs cytohydrolysis →endolysis 65% match — dissolution of the cytoplasm of a cell by its own enzymes vs cytohydrolysis →cytolysin 64% match — Any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell. vs cytohydrolysis →