pepsin

English Thesaurus

1. an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	enzyme,
definition	:	any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	gastric acid, gastric juice,
definition	:	digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase (noun.body)

derivation	:	peptic,
definition	:	relating to or promoting digestion (adj.pert)

derivation	:	peptic,
definition	:	relating to or promoting digestion (adj.pert)