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steapsin
[ stee-ap-sin ]
/ stiˈæp sɪn /
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noun Biochemistry.
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
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Words nearby steapsin
steam turbine, steam up, steam whistle, steamy, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, steapsin, stear-, stearate, stearic, stearic acid, stearin
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How to use steapsin in a sentence
The fat-digesting enzym of the pancreatic juice is steapsin.
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British Dictionary definitions for steapsin
steapsin
/ (stɪˈæpsɪn) /
noun
biochem a pancreatic lipase
Word Origin for steapsin
C19: from Greek stear fat + pepsin
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