효소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 酵素, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 酵素(こうそ) (kōso)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈço(ː)sʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [효(ː)소]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyoso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyoso
McCune–Reischauer?	hyoso
Yale Romanization?	hyōso

Noun

효소 • (hyoso) (hanja 酵素)

1. an enzyme

Derived terms

• 효소학 (酵素學, hyosohak, “enzymology”)

See also

• 뜸씨 (tteumssi)