trypsin

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹɪp.sɪn/

Definition of trypsin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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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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