Meanings
nounendopeptidase (plural endopeptidases)
plural endopeptidases
- biochemistryAny of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which catalyze the splitting of polypeptide chains away from the ends
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
- Proto-Hellenic*éndon
- Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
- Englishendo-
- Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
- Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
- Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
- Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
- Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
- GermanPepton
- Englishpeptone
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- GermanPepton
- GermanPeptid
- Englishpeptide
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishendopeptidase
Translations
Italian endopeptidasi
- endopeptidasiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
endopeptidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endopeptidase
MLA
“endopeptidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endopeptidase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endopeptidase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endopeptidase.
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