proteasome
See also: protéasome
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) protease + -some
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proteasome (plural proteasomes)
- (biochemistry) A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
- Synonym: prosome
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