효소
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 酵素, borrowed from Japanese 酵素 (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
- an enzyme
Derived terms
- 효소학 (酵素學, hyosohak, “enzymology”)