how to pronounce pepsin

/ˈpɛp.sɪn/

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pepsin is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of pepsin in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… don't pick a lock pepsin he won't …”

meanings of pepsin

noun:

A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.

pepsin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pepsin occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.