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Webster 1913 Edition
Proteolytic
Proˊte-o-lyt′ic
,Adj.
[
Proteid
+ Gr. [GREEK] to loose.] (Physiol.)
Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones.
“ The proteolytic ferment of the pancreas.” Foster.
Definition 2024
proteolytic
proteolytic
English
Adjective
proteolytic (not comparable)
- (biochemistry) Of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis
Derived terms
Translations
of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis
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