[mass noun]a digestive enzyme which breaks down proteins in the small intestine. It is secreted by the pancreas in an inactive form, trypsinogen 胰蛋白酶
派生 tryptic adjective 语源
late 19th cent.: from Greek tripsis 'friction', from tribein 'to rub' (because it was first obtained by rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine), + -in