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11 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds
originEtymology tree English proteo- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English proteolysis From proteo- + -lysis.
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