steapsin

American  

[stee-ap-sin] / stiˈæp sɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. the lipase present in pancreatic juice.

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steapsin British  

/ stɪˈæpsɪn /

noun

1. biochem a pancreatic lipase

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Etymology

Origin of steapsin

First recorded in 1895–1900; stea(r)- + (pe)psin

Example Sentences

It is one of the most important of the digestive fluids, containing at least three distinct ferments, trypsin, steapsin and an amylolytic ferment, by which it acts upon all three classes of food stuffs.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg

In this work the active agent is the steapsin.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

According to this theory, the fat, under the influence of the steapsin, absorbs water and splits into two substances, recognized as glycerine and fatty acid.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

For bringing about these changes a substance identical in function with the steapsin of the pancreatic juice has been shown to exist in several of the tissues.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.