tryp·sin (tr p sn)n. A pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to form smaller polypeptide units. [Perhaps Greek tr  psis, a rubbing (from its having been first obtained by rubbing a pancreas with glycerin), from trbein, to rub; see ter -1 in Indo-European roots + -in.]tryp tic (-tk) adj. |
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