proteolytic enzyme vs protease

proteolytic enzyme and protease both are nouns.

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

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

proteolytic enzyme and protease: 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 peptidase, proteinase.

proteolytic enzyme (noun)	protease (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