| Pronunciation: | | pep'sinujun
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[n] precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach |
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PEPSINOGEN is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | enzyme |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pep*sin"o*gen\, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)
The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained
in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric
glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called
{propepsin}.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The inactive precursor to pepsin. |
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