erepsin

/ (ɪˈrɛpsɪn) /

noun

a mixture of proteolytic enzymes secreted by the small intestine

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Word Origin for erepsin

C20 er-, from Latin ēripere to snatch (from rapere to seize) + (p) epsin

Words nearby erepsin

eremophilous, eremophyte, eremurus, erenburg, erenow, erepsin, ereshkigal, erethism, eretria, eretz israel, eretz yisrael
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Example sentences from the Web for erepsin

  • Luciferase is destroyed only by pepsin (probably), trypsin, erepsin, and something in spleen and liver extract.

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Medical definitions for erepsin

erepsin
[ ĭ-rĕp′sən ]

n.

An enzyme complex found in intestinal and pancreatic juices that functions in the breakdown of polypeptides into amino acids.
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