"trypsin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trypsins [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -in, since the substance was first found on rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|τρῖψις|-in|lang1=grc|t1=rubbing}} Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trypsin (countable and uncountable, plural trypsins)
  1. (biochemistry) A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease) Wikipedia link: trypsin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: chymotrypsin, pseudotrypsin, semitrypsin Translations (digestive enzyme): 胰蛋白酶 (yídànbáiméi) (Chinese Mandarin), tripsino (Esperanto), θρυψίνη (thrypsíni) [feminine] (Greek), tripsin (Malay), tripsina [feminine] (Spanish), trypsin (Swedish)

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