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steapsin definition

ste·apsin (stē ap′sin)

noun

Biochem. the lipase present in pancreatic juice

Etymology: < Gr stea(r), fat (see stone) + (pe)psin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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