Antisteapsin

/ˌæntiˈstɛæpsɪn/ noun

Definition

A substance that opposes or inhibits the action of steapsin, an enzyme that breaks down fats in digestion.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + steapsin (from Greek stear, fat + -psin, enzyme suffix). This technical biochemical term emerged in the early 20th century as scientists studied enzyme inhibitors.

Kelly Says

Antisteapsin is one of hundreds of 'anti-enzyme' compounds discovered in the 1900s—biochemists loved naming everything they found that blocked digestion! It reflects how science used the anti- prefix to map out the body's chemical arms race.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንቲስቴሪሊቲ
an-ti-ste-ri-li-ti
ARالعربية
مضاد التخثر
muḍāḍ al-takhṭir
BNবাংলা
অ্যান্টিস্টেরিলিটি
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
CACatalà
antisterility
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
CSČeština
antisteapsin
an-ti-steap-sin
DADansk
antisteapsin
an-ti-steap-sin
DEDeutsch
Antisteapsin
an-ti-steh-pseen
ELΕλληνικά
αντιστεαψίνη
anti-stea-psi-ni
ESEspañol
antisteapsin
an-tee-steh-pseen
FAفارسی
ضد باروری
d-zod bar-o-ri
FISuomi
antisteapsin
an-ti-steh-psin
FRFrançais
antisteapsin
an-tee-steh-pseen
GUGU
અંતિસ્ટેરિલિટી
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
HAHA
antisterility
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
HEעברית
אנטיסטרליות
ant-i-ster-li-ot
HIहिन्दी
एंटीस्टीप्सिन
an-tee-stee-psin
HUMagyar
antisteapsin
an-ti-steap-sin
IDBahasa Indonesia
antisteapsin
an-ti-steh-psin
IGIG
antisterility
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
ITItaliano
antisteapsin
an-tee-steh-pseen
JA日本語
アンチステアプシン
anchi-sutea-pusin
KKKK
антистериллитет
anti-ster-i-li-tet
KMKM
អន្តិស្ទេរីលិត
an-tis-te-ri-lit
KO한국어
안티스테아핀
anti-seuteap-in
MRMR
अँटीस्टेरिलिटी
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
antisterility
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးသားအမျိုးသား
a-myo-tha-a-myo-tha-thar
NLNederlands
antisteapsin
an-tee-steh-psin
NONorsk
antisteapsin
an-ti-steap-sin
PAPA
ਅੰਟੀਸਟੇਰਿਲਿਟੀ
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
PLPolski
antisteapsin
an-ti-steap-sin
PTPortuguês
antisteapsin
an-ti-steh-pseen
RORomână
antisteapsin
an-ti-steap-sin
RUРусский
антитеапин
anti-teap-in
SVSvenska
antisteapsin
an-ti-steap-sin
SWKiswahili
antisterility
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
TAதமிழ்
அன்டிஸ்டெரிளிட்டி
an-ti-ste-ri-li-tti
TEతెలుగు
అంటీస్టెరిలిటీ
an-ti-ste-ri-li-ti
THไทย
แอนตี้สเตียปซิน
an-tee-stia-psin
TLTL
antisterility
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
TRTürkçe
antisteapsin
an-ti-steh-pseen
UKУкраїнська
антистеапін
anti-steap-in
URاردو
انتی سٹیریلیٹی
anti-sti-ri-li-ti
VITiếng Việt
antisteapsin
an-ti-steh-psin
YOYO
antisterility
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti
ZH中文
抗血小板素
kàng xīe xiǎo bǎn sù
ZUZU
antisterility
an-ti-ster-i-li-ti

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