an enzyme secreted in the small intestine that hydrolyzes dipeptides, splitting each into two separate amino acids before absorption
dipeptidase in American English
(daiˈpeptɪˌdeis, -ˌdeiz)
noun
Biochemistry
any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides
Word origin
[dipeptide + -ase]-ase is a suffix used in the names of enzymes. Other words that use the affix -ase include: hyaluronidase, invertase, ligase, peroxidase, phosphorylase