carboxypeptidase
noun
car·boxy·pep·ti·dase
kär-ˌbäk-sē-ˈpep-tə-ˌdās 
-ˌdāz
: an enzyme that hydrolyzes peptides and especially polypeptides by splitting off sequentially the amino acids at the end of the peptide chain which contain free carboxyl groups
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carboxypeptidase
noun
car·boxy·pep·ti·dase
-ˈpep-tə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz
: an enzyme that hydrolyzes peptides and especially polypeptides by splitting off sequentially the amino acids at the end of the peptide chain which contain free carboxyl groups
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