Proteolytic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proteolytic \Pro`te*o*lyt"ic\, a. [Proteid + Gr. ? to loose.]
     (Physiol.)
     Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and
     diffusible products, as peptones. " The proteolytic ferment
     of the pancreas." --Foster.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  proteolytic
       adj : of or relating to proteolysis