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proteolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-te-ol-y-sis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English proteo- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English proteolysis From proteo- + -lysis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

proteolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

autoproteolysis endoproteolysis exoproteolysis

Frequently Paired Words

proteolytic

Rhymes With

hydrolysis electrolysis glycolysis pyrolysis hemolysis rhabdomyolysis autolysis osteolysis glycogenolysis heterolysis histolysis cytolysis

Questions

What does proteolysis mean?
The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.
Where does proteolysis come from?
Etymology tree English proteo- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English proteolysis From proteo- + -lysis.

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