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pancreatic juice

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pancreatic \Pan`cre*at"ic\, a. [Cf. F. pancr['e]atique.] (Anat.)
   Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic
   secretion, digestion, ferments.

   {Pancreatic juice} (Physiol.), a colorless alkaline fluid
      secreted intermittently by the pancreatic gland. It is one
      of the most important of the digestive fluids, containing
      at least three distinct ferments, trypsin, steapsin and an
      amylolytic ferment, by which it acts upon all three
      classes of food stuffs. See {Pancreas}.

Source : WordNet®

pancreatic juice
     n : a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas;
         important for breaking down starches and proteins and
         fats
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