› userfiles › -16Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins Hydrolysis “hydro” = water “lysis” = to destroy Definition: the process of DESTROYING carbs, lipids, and proteins by the addition of water How our bodies break down the foods we eat into the monomers that make them up (only monomers can be absorbed) Animation of this process: Dehydration Synthesis-Hydrolysis