Meanings
nounpeptidase (plural peptidases)
plural peptidases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
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Origin
- 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
- Englishpeptidase
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Cite this entry
APA
peptidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptidase
MLA
“peptidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptidase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peptidase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptidase.
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