noun
- Biochemistry. a substance containing the pancreatic enzymes, trypsin, amylase, and lipase.
- a commercial preparation of this substance, obtained from the pancreas of the hog or ox, and used chiefly as a digestive.
noun
- the powdered extract of the pancreas of certain animals, such as the pig, used in medicine as an aid to digestion by virtue of the enzymes it contains
n.
- A mixture of pancreatic juice enzymes, such as amylase, lipase, and trypsin, extracted from animals such as cattle or hogs and used as a digestive aid.