peptolytic

[ pep-tuh-lit-ik ]
adjectiveBiochemistry.

  1. causing the hydrolysis of peptides.

Origin of peptolytic

1
First recorded in 1900–05; pepto(ne) + -lytic

Other words from peptolytic

  • pep·tol·y·sis [pep-tol-uh-sis], /pɛpˈtɒl ə sɪs/, noun

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