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peptolysis

peptolysis noun: the hydrolysis of peptones.

Noun

peptolysis (uncountable)

  1. The hydrolysis of peptones.

Questions about peptolysis

What does peptolysis mean?
Peptolysis means the hydrolysis of peptones.
What part of speech is peptolysis?
Peptolysis is a noun.

Words near peptolysis in the dictionary

  1. peptoglycans
  2. peptoid
  3. peptoids
  4. peptolide
  5. peptolides
  6. peptolysis
  7. peptolytic
  8. peptomer
  9. peptomeric
  10. peptomers
  11. peptonate

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