protease vs proteolytic enzyme

protease and proteolytic enzyme both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protease	Yes	No	No	No
proteolytic enzyme	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, protease and proteolytic enzyme are synonyms defined as:

protease and proteolytic enzyme: any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Other synonyms of protease include peptidase, proteinase.

protease (noun)	proteolytic enzyme (noun)
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis	any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis