TRYPSIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("trypsin" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trypsin"):

trypsinogen (inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine)

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