enzyme
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
enzyme (countable and uncountable, plural enzymes)
- (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.
- (Christianity) leavened bread, as opposed to azyme
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
catalytic protein
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Further reading[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).
Noun[edit]
enzyme m or f (plural enzymes)
Verb[edit]
enzyme
- inflection of enzymer:
Further reading[edit]
- “enzyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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