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proteinolysis

proteinolysis is the alternative form of proteolysis.

Meaning of proteolysis

Noun

proteolysis (countable and uncountable, plural proteolyses)

  1. The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.

Questions about proteinolysis

What is proteinolysis the alternative form of?
Proteinolysis is the alternative form of proteolysis.

Words near proteinolysis in the dictionary

  1. proteinogenic
  2. proteinogram
  3. proteinograms
  4. proteinoid
  5. proteinoids
  6. proteinolysis
  7. proteinolytic
  8. proteinomics
  9. proteinomimetic
  10. proteinomimetics
  11. proteinopathies

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