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Definitions for Trypsin
[1] a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.
[2] an enzyme occurring in pancreatic juice: it catalyses the hydrolysis of proteins to peptides and is secreted from the pancreas in the form of trypsinogen See also chymotrypsin
Words nearby Trypsin
trypanosomiasis, trypanosomicide, trypanosomid, tryparsamide, trypophobia, trypsin, trypsinogen, tryptamine, tryptic, tryptophan, tryptophan 2, 3-dioxygenase
Origin of Trypsin
1875–80; irregular < Greek trîps(is ) friction (trī́b(ein ) to rub + -sis -sis) + -in2; so called because first obtained by rubbing the pancreas
Other words from Trypsin
tryp·tic [trip -tik] /ˈtrɪp tɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Trypsin
C19 tryp- , from Greek tripsis a rubbing, from tribein to rub + -in ; referring to the fact that it was originally produced by rubbing the pancreas with glycerine