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noun
An inactive precursor of trypsin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: trypsin
History
From trypsin + -o- + -gen.
