pepsin
noun
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
pepsine
-
a variation of
pepsin.
Example Sentences
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There’s an awful lot of pepsine in a paw-paw, and if you hang, etc., etc.”
From Travels in West Africa by Mary H. Kingsley
We have pepsine, pancreatine, artificial gastric acid—I know not what like mixtures.
From Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Give the following for indigestion: Bismuth subintrate, 1 ounce; powdered pepsine, 1 ounce; soda bi carbonate, 12 ounces; carbonate iron, 2 ounces.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
The gastric juice contains, also, a peculiar organic-ferment or decomposing substance, containing nitrogen—something of the nature of yeast—termed pepsine, which is easily soluble in the acid just named.
From Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
M. Bouchut's experiments with pepsine for destroying worms in the stomach and bowels have been continued with extremely promising results.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various
