ensím

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably via Danish from German Enzym, created in 1878, by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈɛn.siːm]

Noun[edit]

ensím n (genitive singular ensíms, nominative plural ensím)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Declension[edit]

declension of ensím

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	ensím	ensímið	ensím	ensímin
accusative	ensím	ensímið	ensím	ensímin
dative	ensími	ensíminu	ensímum	ensímunum
genitive	ensíms	ensímsins	ensíma	ensímanna

Synonyms[edit]

lífhvati

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