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Showing words for TRYPTIC using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Tryptic

tryptic

6 Letter Words for Tryptic

yttric

5 Letter Words for Tryptic

crypt, picry, pyric, tript, tripy, typic

4 Letter Words for Tryptic

city, crip, crit, pict, pity, pyic, rcpt, ricy, ript, ritt, tipt, trip, trit, tryp, tryt

3 Letter Words for Tryptic

cir, cit, cpi, cpr, cpt, crt, cry, ctr, cyp, icy, ipr, pci, pct, pic, pir, pit, prc, pry, ptt, pty, pyr, rct, rip, rit, rpt, rti, tcp, tic, tip, tit, tpi, tri, trp, trt, try, tty, typ, tyr, tyt, yip

Definitions for Tryptic

[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 Tryptic

trypsintrypanosomiasis, trypanosomicide, trypanosomid, tryparsamide, trypophobia, trypsin, trypsinogen, tryptamine, tryptic, tryptophan, tryptophan 2, 3-dioxygenase

Origin of Tryptic

sin1875–80; irregular < Greek trîps(is ) friction (trī́b(ein ) to rub + -sis -sis) + -in2; so called because first obtained by rubbing the pancreas

Other words from Tryptic

tryp·tic [trip -tik] /ˈtrɪp tɪk/ , adjective

Word origin for Tryptic

sinC19 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