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peptidolysis

peptidolysis noun: the cleavage or digestion of peptides.

Noun

peptidolysis (uncountable)

  1. The cleavage or digestion of peptides.

Origin of peptidolysis

From peptide + -o- + -lysis.

Questions about peptidolysis

What does peptidolysis mean?
Peptidolysis means the cleavage or digestion of peptides.
What part of speech is peptidolysis?
Peptidolysis is a noun.

Words near peptidolysis in the dictionary

  1. peptidolactones
  2. peptidoleukotriene
  3. peptidoleukotrienes
  4. peptidoliposome
  5. peptidoliposomes
  6. peptidolysis
  7. peptidolytic
  8. peptidome
  9. peptidomes
  10. peptidomic
  11. peptidomics

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