pepsin

Noun
  1. An enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones (synset 115003288)
    is a type of: enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
    substance meronym: gastric acid, gastric juice - digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase

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