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carboxypeptidase
(kär-bŏkˌsē-pĕpˈtĭ-dāsˌ, -dāzˌ)
noun An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide from the end that contains a free carboxyl group.
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