As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
pepsin
(noun) an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pepsin (countable and uncountable, plural pepsins)
(enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.
Source: Wiktionary
Pep"sin, n. Etym: [Gr. pepsine. Cf. Dyspepsia.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals.
Note: As prepared from the glandular layer of pigs' or calves' stomachs it constitutes an important article of pharmacy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2024
(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.