trypsin
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -in, since the substance was first found on rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine.
Noun
trypsin (countable and uncountable, plural trypsins)
- (biochemistry) A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease)
Derived terms
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