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proteolytic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective proteolytic has 1 sense
- proteolytic(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to proteolysis; Derived form noun proteolysis1
CIDE DICTIONARY
proteolytic, a. [Proteid + Gr. to loose.].
Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones. Foster. [1913 Webster]
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