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amylopsin

World English Dictionary
amylopsin (ˌæmɪˈlɒpsɪn)
 
n
an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
 
[C19: from amylo(lysis) + (pe)psin]

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amylopsin am·y·lop·sin (ām'ə-lŏp'sĭn)
n.
The starch-digesting amylase produced by the pancreas and present in pancreatic juice.

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