pancreatic juice

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a thick, colorless, very alkaline fluid secreted by the pancreas, containing enzymes that break down protein, fat, and starch.

pancreatic juice

noun

1. the clear alkaline secretion of the pancreas that is released into the duodenum and contains several digestive enzymes

Word History and Origins

Origin of pancreatic juice¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

Similarly, the pancreas controls pH levels in the small intestine by secreting bicarbonate-rich pancreatic juice.

From US News

One particularly productive dog had evidently set a record by producing active pancreatic juice for ten days before dying.

From The New Yorker

The sphincter of Oddi is the muscular valve located at the exit of the bile and pancreatic ducts; it controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juices essential for digestion.

From Washington Post

A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.

From Project Gutenberg

Trypsin, trip′sin, n. a ferment which occurs in the secretion of the pancreas, and may be isolated from the pancreatic juice, as pepsin from the gastric.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg