browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
pepsin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pepsin \Pep"sin\, n. [Gr. ? a cooking, digesting, digestion, fr ?, ?, to cook, digest: cf F. pepsine. Cf {Dyspepsia}.] (Physiol. Chem.) An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals. Note: As prepared from the glandular layer of pigs' or calves' stomachs it constitutes an important article of pharmacy. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pepsin n : an enzyme produced in the stomach; when activated by acid it splits proteins into peptones
more about pepsin
This work is licensed under a
