PEPSIS

Meaning of PEPSIS in English

ˈpepsə̇s noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, digestion

: a genus of large spider-hunting wasps (family Pompilidae) comprising the tarantula hawks

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PEPSIS — (pép-) n digestion
Interlingua English vocab
PEPSIN — noun Etymology: German, from Greek pepsis digestion, from pessein Date: circa 1844 a protease of the stomach that breaks down …
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PEPSICO, INC. — U.S. conglomerate. The soft drink Pepsi-Cola was created by a pharmacist, Caleb D. Bradham, who gave his tonic its name …
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SPRINKLE — I. ˈspriŋkəl verb ( sprinkled ; sprinkled ; sprinkling -k(ə)liŋ ; sprinkles ) Etymology: Middle English sprenklen, sprinclen; akin to …
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TARANTULA HAWK — noun or tarantula killer : a large wasp of the genus Pepsis (family Pompilidae) ; especially : any of several …
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PEPSIN — ˈpepsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from Greek pepsis digestion (from peptein, pessein to cook, digest) + German -in …
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-PEPSIA — ˈpepshə, -psēə noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from pepsis digestion : digestion brady pepsia
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PEPSIN — noun Etymology: German, from Greek pepsis digestion, from pessein Date: circa 1844 1. : a protease of the stomach that …
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DYSPEPSIA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from dys- + pepsis digestion, from peptein, pessein to cook, digest — more at cook …
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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 …
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DYSPEPSIA — [dys.pep.sia] n [L, fr. Gk, fr. dys- + pepsis digestion, fr. peptein, pessein to cook, digest--more at cook] (ca. 1706) …
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SPIDER WASP — any insect of the family Pompilidae, also known as Psammocharidae (order Hymenoptera). They are distributed throughout most of the world. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEPSIN — / ˈpepsɪn; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( biology ) a substance in the stomach that breaks down proteins …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
DYSPEPSIA — dys ‧ pep ‧ si ‧ a /dɪsˈpepsiə, -ˈpepʃə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; …
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
PEPSICO, INC. — U.S. conglomerate. The soft drink Pepsi-Cola was created by a pharmacist, Caleb D. Bradham, who gave his tonic its name …
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TARANTULE HAWK — оса-тарантулоубийца (Pepsis)
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TARANTULE HAWK — оса-тарантулоубийца ( Pepsis )
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ОСА-ТАРАНТУЛОУБИЙЦА — (Pepsis) tarantule hawk
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ПАУКИ — (Aranei), отряд класса паукообразных, включающего также клещей, скорпионов, сенокосцев и т.п. Пауки по ряду признаков близки к насекомым, но четко …
Русский словарь Colier

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