pepsin
English
/ˈpɛpsɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pepsin derived from Ancient Greek πέψις (digestion).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πέψις
Gloss
digestion
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dyspepsia English
- hydrochloric English
- hydrochloric acid English
- hyperpepsia English
- isopepsin English
- pepsinated English
- pepsinhydrochloric English
- pepsinhydrochloric acid English
- pepsinogen English
- pepsinolysis English
- propepsin English
- retropepsin English
- pepticus Latin
- Pepsin German
- dispepsia Italian
- dispepsia Spanish, Castilian
- πέσσω Ancient Greek
- πέψις Ancient Greek
- *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- dispepsia Portuguese