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trypsin

noun

  1. chief digestive ferment of pancreatic juice
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪp.sɪn/

noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -in, since the substance was first found on rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine.

  1. A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease)