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trypsin definition

tryp·sin (trip′sin)

noun

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

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

Related Forms:

  • tryptic tryp′·tic (-tik) adjective

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