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Webster 1913 Edition

(stē̍-ăp′sĭn)

Noun.

(Physiol. Chem.)

An unorganized ferment or enzyme present in pancreatic juice. It decomposes neutral fats into glycerin and fatty acids.

steapsin ‎(countable and uncountable, plural steapsins)

(biochemistry) A lipase that is secreted from the pancreas to hydrolyse triglycerides to liberate the fatty acids and glycerol.