Erepsin Definition

ĭ-rĕpsən
noun
An enzyme mixture once thought to be one enzyme, secreted by the small intestine and involved in the breaking down of proteins into their component amino acids.
Webster's New World
A mixture of enzymes present in intestinal juices that functions in the breakdown of polypeptides.
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Origin of Erepsin

  • Latin ēripere to snatch away (ē-, ex- ex-) (rapere to seize rep- in Indo-European roots) (p)epsin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin ēripere to snatch away (ē-, ex- ex-) (rapere to seize rep- in Indo-European roots) (p)epsin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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