proteolytic enzyme vs peptidase

proteolytic enzyme and peptidase both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of proteolytic enzyme include protease, proteinase.

proteolytic enzyme (noun)	peptidase (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