trypsin
noun
- chief digestive ferment of pancreatic juice
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.
- A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease)