Word
Pepsinogen
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
pep-sin-o-gen
Definition
- n. - 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.
- noun - Precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
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