PROTEINASE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
   Synonym(s)
   • peptidase (what does peptidase mean?)
   • protease (what does protease mean?)
   • proteolytic enzyme (what does proteolytic enzyme mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) proteinase is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enzyme (what does enzyme mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
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