Hypertext Webster Gateway: "steapsin"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Steapsin \Ste*ap"sin\, n. (Physiol Chem.)
An unorganized ferment or enzyme present in pancreatic juice.
It decomposes neutral fats into glycerin and fatty acids.


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