proteolytic enzyme proteolytic • proteome · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · proteolytic enzyme · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis. Synonyms: protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · protease · · Synonym 1 peptidase · · Synonym 2 proteinase · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079 z latin small letter z U+007A