Trypsin
//ˈtɹɪp.sɪn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease) countable, uncountable
- 2 an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -in, since the substance was first found on rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine.
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