trypsin

(trip′sin)

noun

a proteolytic enzyme in the pancreatic juice that hydrolyzes proteins to smaller polypeptides
any of several similar enzymes

Origin: Ger, prob. < Gr tryein, to wear away (see trite) + Ger (pe)psin: see pepsin

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noun

A pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to form smaller polypeptide units.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps Greek trīpsis, a rubbing (from its having been first obtained by rubbing a pancreas with glycerin)

Origin: , from trībein, to rub; see terə-¹ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -in

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