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emulsin

noun emul·sin \i-ˈməl-sən\

Medical Definition of EMULSIN

:  any of various enzyme preparations that are obtained usually from plants (as almonds) in the form of white amorphous powders and that contain glycosidases active on beta stereoisomers (as amygdalin or cellobiose) of the glycosides

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