enzyme
Etymology
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Etymology
From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek - ἐν + ζύμη.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈɛn.zaɪm/
enzyme
(biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function. - Hypernyms: biocatalyst
- Hyponym: ribozyme
(strict) The protein type specifically. - Hypernyms: biocatalyst
- Coordinate term: ribozyme
- (Christianity) Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.
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