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proteolyze

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-te-olyze
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lyse or split a protein

Etymology

From proteo- + -lyze.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

proteolyzes (present, singular) proteolyzing (participle, present) proteolyzed (participle, past) proteolyzed (past) proteolyse (alternative)

Derived Forms

autoproteolyze endoproteolyze unproteolyzed

Frequently Paired Words

proteolysis

Questions

What does proteolyze mean?
To lyse or split a protein
Where does proteolyze come from?
From proteo- + -lyze.

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