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protease

pro·tease

UK/ˈpɹəʊtɪeɪz/ US/ˈproʊtiˌeɪz/ fairly common

noun

1.

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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From prote(in) + -ase.

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