proteolysis
proteolysis noun: the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.
Noun
proteolysis (countable and uncountable, plural proteolyses)
- The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.
proteolysis meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
proteolysis in Tamil
- புரதப்பிளவு
proteolysis in Indonesian
- the hydrolysis of proteins
- proteolisis
Forms of proteolysis
| plural | proteolyses |
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Origin of proteolysis
From proteo- + -lysis.
Words formed from proteolysis
Words that rhyme with proteolysis
Questions about proteolysis
- What does proteolysis mean?
- Proteolysis means the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.
- What is proteolysis in Tamil?
- Proteolysis in Tamil is புரதப்பிளவு. See Proteolysis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is proteolysis?
- Proteolysis is a noun.
- What is the plural of proteolysis?
- The plural of proteolysis is proteolyses.
Words near proteolysis in the dictionary
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