Zymogenic cell
zymogenic cell
zymogenic cell zy·mo·gen·ic cell (zī’mə-jěn’ĭk)
n.
a cell that forms and secretes an enzyme, especially a secretory cell that lines the lumen of the gastric glands of the stomach or a pepsin-secreting acinar cell of the pancreas. also called chief cell, peptic cell.
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(formerly) the science dealing with fermentation and the action of enzymes; enzymology. historical examples zymogen′ic; zy′moid, like a ferment; zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 4 of 4: s-z and supplements) various noun the chemistry of fermentation
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the digestive and fermentative action of enzymes. noun the process of fermentation also called zymosis zymolysis zy·mol·y·sis (zī-mŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. fermentation.
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