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Word: Pepsin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek pepsis ‘digestion’ + -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛpsɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chief digestive enzyme in the stomach, which breaks down proteins into polypeptides.
Short Definition:chief digestive enzyme in stomach
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