trypsin

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/ˈtɹɪp.sɪn/

noun

A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease)

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Meanings

nountrypsin (countable and uncountable, plural trypsins)

plural trypsins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease)

Origin

From Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -in, since the substance was first found on rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 胰蛋白酶
  • 胰蛋白酶 (yídànbáiméi)digestive enzyme
Esperanto tripsino
  • tripsinodigestive enzyme
Greek θρυψίνη
  • θρυψίνη (thrypsíni)digestive enzyme
Malay tripsin
  • tripsindigestive enzyme
Spanish tripsina
  • tripsinadigestive enzyme
Swedish trypsin
  • trypsindigestive enzyme

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trypsin

chymotrypsin
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Cite this entry
APA

trypsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trypsin

MLA

“trypsin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trypsin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trypsin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trypsin.

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