trypsin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρίψιμο (trípsimo, “rubbing”) +‎ -in, since the substance was first found on rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine.

Noun

trypsin (countable and uncountable, plural trypsins)

1. A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease).

Translations

digestive enzyme

• Esperanto: tripsino
• Greek: θρυψίνη (el) f (thrypsíni)
• Malay: tripsin
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• Spanish: tripsina (es) f
• Swedish: trypsin (sv)