erepsin
/ (ɪˈrɛpsɪn) /
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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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How to use erepsin in a sentence
They do not poison normally because they are split by the intestinal erepsin to amino-acids and absorbed as such.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield MorreyLuciferase is destroyed only by pepsin (probably), trypsin, erepsin, and something in spleen and liver extract.
The Nature of Animal Light|E. Newton Harvey
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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