trypsin

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1. an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units (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)

hyponym	:	trypsinogen,
definition	:	inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine (noun.substance)