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pepsin

pep·sin

UK/ˈpɛpsɪn/ uncommon

noun

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an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones

Origin

From German Pepsin, corresponding to Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -in.

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