lipase
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1. an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream (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) |
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