Meanings
nounproteolysis (countable and uncountable, plural proteolyses)
plural proteolyses
- countableuncountablebiochemistryThe hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.
Origin
- Englishproteo-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- Englishproteolysis
Translations
Finnish proteolyysi
- proteolyysithe hydrolysis of proteins
French protéolyse
- protéolysethe hydrolysis of proteins
Indonesian proteolisis
- proteolisisthe hydrolysis of proteins
Italian proteolisi
- proteolisithe hydrolysis of proteins
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with proteolysis
hydrolysiselectrolysispyrolysisglycolysishemolysisrhabdomyolysisautolysisosteolysiscytolysisglycogenolysisacantholysisacetolysisachromatolysisacidolysisadipolysisalcoholysisangiolysisbacteriolysiscardiolysischemolysischromatolysiscollagenolysisenterolysiserythrolysis
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
proteolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteolysis
MLA
“proteolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteolysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proteolysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteolysis.
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