trypsin
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
trypsin /ˈtrɪpsɪn/
▶noun a digestive enzyme which breaks down proteins in the small intestine, secreted by the pancreas as trypsinogen.
– derivatives
tryptic adjective.
tryptic adjective.
– origin C19: from Gk tripsis ‘friction’, from tribein ‘to rub’ (because it was first obtained by rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine), + -in1.
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