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单词 pepsin
释义 pepsin
 /pep"sin/, n. Biochem.
  1. an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
  2. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the stomachs of hogs, used as a digestive, as a ferment in the manufacture of cheese, etc.
 Also, pepsine.
 [1835-45; < Gk péps(is) digestion (pep-, base of péptein to digest + -sis -SIS) + -IN2]
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