Hypertext Webster Gateway: "proteolytic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Proteolytic \Pro`te*o*lyt"ic\, a. [Proteid + Gr. ? to loose.]
(Physiol.)
Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and
diffusible products, as peptones. `` The proteolytic ferment
of the pancreas.'' --Foster.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
proteolytic
adj : of or relating to proteolysis
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