Meanings
nounproteinase (plural proteinases)
plural proteinases
- biochemistryprotease
Thrombin is another endogenous serine proteinase that can be released from fibrin clot following gingival tissue injury or inflammation.
2017, E. S. Rovai, M. Holzhausen, “The Role of Proteinase-Activated Receptors 1 and 2 in the Regulation of Periodontal Tissue Metabolism and Disease”, in Journal of immunology research, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishprotein
- 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
- Englishproteinase
Cite this entry
APA
proteinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteinase
MLA
“proteinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteinase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proteinase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteinase.
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