Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
PEPSINOGEN
pepsinogen
(noun) precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pepsinogen (plural pepsinogens)
(biochemistry) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Source: Wiktionary
Pep*sin"o*gen, n. Etym: [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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