pepsin
n. இரைப்பையில் ஊறுஞ் சாற்றிற் கலந்துள்ள ஊன் கரைக்கும் ஆற்றலடைய காடிச்சத்து.
Pep"sin, n. Etym: [Gr. pepsine. Cf. Dyspepsia.] (Physiol. Chem.) Defn: An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals. Note: As prepared from the glandular layer of pigs' or calves' stomachs it constitutes an important article of pharmacy.