pepsin
pronunciation
How to pronounce pepsin in British English:
UK [ˈpepsɪn]
How to pronounce pepsin in American English:
US ['pepsɪn]
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- Noun:
- an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
Word Origin
- pepsin (n.)
- also pepsine, fermin in gastric juice, used medicinally for cases of indigestion, 1844, coined in German (Theodor Schwann, 1835) from Greek pepsis "digestion," from stem pep- (see peptic) + -in (2).