PEPSIN

Meaning of PEPSIN in English

/ ˈpepsɪn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( biology ) a substance in the stomach that breaks down proteins in the process of digestion

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek pepsis digestion + -in .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PEPSIN — pepsine
English interlingue dictionary
PEPSIN — noun Etymology: German, from Greek pepsis digestion, from pessein Date: circa 1844 a protease of the stomach that breaks down …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEPSIN — Powerful enzyme in gastric juice (see stomach ) that partially digests protein s in food. Glands in the stomach lining …
Английский словарь Британика
PEPSIN — ˈpepsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from Greek pepsis digestion (from peptein, pessein to cook, digest) + German -in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEPSIN — (n.) An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it …
Английский словарь Webster
PEPSIN — ( n. ) An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEPSIN — /pep"sin/ , n. Biochem. 1. an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEPSIN — n. enzyme found in gastric juices; medication containing the pepsin enzyme
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEPSIN — noun Etymology: German, from Greek pepsis digestion, from pessein Date: circa 1844 1. : a protease of the stomach that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEPSIN — noun an unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. in the gastric juice it …
Webster English vocab
PEPSIN — ■ noun Biochemistry the chief digestive enzyme in the stomach, which breaks down proteins into polypeptides. Origin C19: from Gk …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PEPSIN — [pep.sin] n [G, fr. Gk pepsis digestion, fr. pessein] (ca. 1844) 1: a protease of the stomach that breaks down …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEPSIN — the powerful enzyme in gastric juice that digests proteins such as those in meat, eggs, seeds, or dairy products. Pepsin …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEPSIN — pepsin BrE AmE ˈpeps ɪn § \ - ə n ▷ pepsin|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEPSIN — pep ‧ sin /ˈpepsən, ˈpepsɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: pepsis 'digestion' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEPSIN — n. an enzyme contained in the gastric juice, which hydrolyses proteins. [G f. Gk pepsis digestion]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEPSIN — n. an enzyme contained in the gastric juice, which hydrolyses proteins. [ G f. Gk pepsis digestion ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEPSIN — n. an enzyme contained in the gastric juice, which hydrolyses proteins. Etymology: G f. Gk pepsis digestion
Oxford English vocab
PEPSIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Gastric juice aliquots for pepsin measurement were centrifuged at 4°C. ▪ Increased histamine secretion was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEPSIN — n. Powerful enzyme in gastric juice (see stomach ) that partially digests protein s in food. Glands in the stomach …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEPSIN — сущ.; физиол. пепсин (биохимия) пепсин pepsin физиол. пепсин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEPSIN — Пищеварительный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PEPSIN — pepsin.ogg ʹpepsın n биохим. пепсин
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PEPSIN — пепсин
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PEPSIN — (n) пепсин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PEPSIN — n биохим. пепсин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PEPSIN — n биохим. пепсин
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PEPSIN — n. пепсин
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PEPSIN — n. пепсин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PEPSIN — сущ.; физиол. пепсин (биохимия) пепсин pepsin физиол. пепсин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEPSIN — n. Pronunciation: ' pep-s ə n Function: noun Etymology: German, from Greek pepsis digestion, from pessein Date: circa 1844 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEPSIN — сущ. ; физиол. пепсин
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PEPSIN — сущ.; физиол. пепсин
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEPSIN — _n. _физиол. пепсин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PEPSIN — n. физиол. пепсин
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PEPSIN — пепсин (основной пищеварительный фермент желудочного сока)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
PEPSIN — _n. _физиол. пепсин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PEPSIN — пищеварительный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PEPSIN — пищеварительный, пепсин
English-Russian vocab
PEPSIN — пепсин
Англо-Русский словарь

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