trypsin
/ˈtɹɪp.sɪn/
trypsin noun: a digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease).
Noun
trypsin (countable and uncountable, plural trypsins)
trypsin meaning in Tamil and Malay
trypsin in Tamil
- கணைய சுரப்பு செரிமான ஊக்கி, நொதி, டிரிப்ஸின் குடல் நொதிப்பி, டிரிப்ஸின் நொதிப்பி, திரிச்சின், திரிப்சின்
trypsin in Malay
- digestive enzyme
- tripsin
Forms of trypsin
| plural | trypsins |
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Origin of trypsin
From Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -in, since the substance was first found on rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine.
Words formed from trypsin
Words that rhyme with trypsin
Questions about trypsin
- What does trypsin mean?
- Trypsin means a digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease).
- What is trypsin in Tamil?
- Trypsin in Tamil is கணைய சுரப்பு செரிமான ஊக்கி, நொதி, டிரிப்ஸின் குடல் நொதிப்பி. See Trypsin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trypsin?
- Trypsin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trypsin?
- Trypsin is pronounced /ˈtɹɪp.sɪn/.
- What is the plural of trypsin?
- The plural of trypsin is trypsins.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: trypsin (page history and authors); trypsin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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