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- Englishproteo-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- English todayproteolysis
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
proteolysis
Today it means: The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food. Full definition →
Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ← English proteo-