‖n. [ NL. See Proteolytic. ] (Physiol. Chem.) The digestion or dissolving of proteid matter by proteolytic ferments. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Proteid + Gr. &unr_; to loose. ] (Physiol.) Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones. “ The proteolytic ferment of the pancreas.” Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Proteid + -ose. ] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of soluble products formed in the digestion of proteids with gastric and pancreatic juice, and also by the hydrolytic action of boiling dilute acids on proteids. Proteoses are divided into the two groups, the primary and secondary proteoses. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]