pepsin
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See also: Pepsin
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Pepsin, corresponding to Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -in.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pepsin (countable and uncountable, plural pepsins)
- (biochemistry) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
digestive enzyme
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Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pepsin m inan
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pèpsīn m (Cyrillic spelling пѐпсӣн)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pepsin
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pepsin n
Anagrams[edit]
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