proteolysis proteogenous • proteolytic · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · proteolysis · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079