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Word entry · 6 letters

pepsin

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"Stomach enzyme"

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɛpsɪn/Part of speech nounSorted einppsStarts with PEnds with N1 clues
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Definitions

  1. an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones

Word origin

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

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