[ˈtrɪpsɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a digestive enzyme which breaks down proteins in the small intestine, secreted by the pancreas as trypsinogen


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: from Greek tripsis ‘friction’, from tribein ‘to rub’(because it was first obtained by rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine), + -in