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pepsin Definition


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pepsin
noun
    1. biochem.
      In the stomach of vertebrates: a digestive enzyme produced by the gastric glands that catalyses the partial breakdown of dietary protein.
Etymology: 19c: from Greek pepsis digestion; see -in.



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