Continue reading the main story. 1  THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. By Colson Whitehead. 2  Colson Whiteheadâs novels are rebellious creatures: Each one of them goes to great lengths to break free of the last one, of its structure and language, of its areas of interest.
verb (used with or without object), hydrolyzed, hydrolyzing. 1. to subject or be subjected to hydrolysis.
Wirepec/iStock/Getty Images. Mixing With Water. Hydrolysis is a form of chemical weathering caused by water. The weathering of feldspar, which turns into clay when it reacts with water, is one of the most common examples of hydrolysis. Ions in the feldspar, a mineral often found in granite, are dissolved by the water.