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peptidase

peptidase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.

Noun

peptidase (plural peptidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.

Forms of peptidase

pluralpeptidases

Origin of peptidase

From peptide + -ase.

Words formed from peptidase

Questions about peptidase

What does peptidase mean?
Peptidase means any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.
What part of speech is peptidase?
Peptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of peptidase?
The plural of peptidase is peptidases.

Words near peptidase in the dictionary

  1. peptical
  2. pepticity
  3. peptics
  4. peptid
  5. peptidal
  6. peptidase
  7. peptidases
  8. peptidasic
  9. peptidate
  10. peptidated
  11. peptidates

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