protease
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Noun
- Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "protease".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | protest | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | prose | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | proteins | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | protested | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | protests | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | tease | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | protects | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | promotes | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | protege | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | protester | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | protean | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | protesters | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | prostheses | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | rotea | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | roese | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | rease | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | preas | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | pease | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | proteome | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | proteges | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | pretense | 2 | 6 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
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