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pepsinogen

pepsinogen noun: a zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

Noun

pepsinogen (plural pepsinogens)

  1. A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

Forms of pepsinogen

pluralpepsinogens

Origin of pepsinogen

From pepsin + -gen.

Questions about pepsinogen

What does pepsinogen mean?
Pepsinogen means a zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
What part of speech is pepsinogen?
Pepsinogen is a noun.
What is the plural of pepsinogen?
The plural of pepsinogen is pepsinogens.

Words near pepsinogen in the dictionary

  1. pepsinhydrochloric acid
  2. pepsiniferous
  3. pepsinised
  4. pepsinization
  5. pepsinized
  6. pepsinogen
  7. pepsinogenic
  8. pepsinogenous
  9. pepsinogens
  10. pepsinolysis
  11. pepsins

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