peptidase

Other forms of peptidase

plural

peptidases·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about peptidase

What does peptidase mean?

peptidase means "any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis".

How many syllables are in peptidase?

peptidase has 3 syllables: pep-ti-dase. The stress falls on "pep".

What is another word for peptidase?

Close synonyms include protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is peptidase a common word?

peptidase is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.