English word oligopeptidase comes from English oligo- (Few.), English peptidase

Detailed word origin of oligopeptidase

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
oligo-	English (eng)	Few.
peptidase	English (eng)	(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.
oligopeptidase	English (eng)	(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein.

Words with the same origin as oligopeptidase