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caseinolytic

caseinolytic adjective: that breaks down casein.

Adjective

caseinolytic (not comparable)

  1. That breaks down casein.
    • A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI

Origin of caseinolytic

From casein + -o- + -lytic.

Questions about caseinolytic

What does caseinolytic mean?
Caseinolytic means that breaks down casein.
What part of speech is caseinolytic?
Caseinolytic is an adjective.

Words near caseinolytic in the dictionary

  1. caseinates
  2. caseine
  3. caseinogen
  4. caseinogens
  5. caseinolysis
  6. caseinolytic
  7. caseins
  8. casekeeper
  9. casekeepers
  10. caselaw
  11. caselaws

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