'Proteolytic' definitions:
Definition of 'proteolytic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to proteolysis
Definition of 'Proteolytic'
From: 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]