trypsin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɪp.sɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪpsɪn

Noun

trypsin (countable and uncountable, plural trypsins)

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

Derived terms

• chymotrypsin
• pseudotrypsin
• semitrypsin

Translations

digestive enzyme

Chinese: Mandarin: 胰蛋白酶 (zh) (yídànbáiméi) Esperanto: tripsino Greek: θρυψίνη (el) f (thrypsíni) Malay: tripsin Spanish: tripsina (es) f Swedish: trypsin (sv)