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Protease

nounid 117057·updated May 18, 2026
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any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

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synonym
peptidaseproteinase
plural
Proteases
possessive
Protease's
pluralpossessive
Proteases'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
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