enzyme

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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/

Noun

enzyme

1. (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

   1. (strict) The protein type specifically.

      Hypernyms: biocatalyst

      Coordinate term: ribozyme

2. (Christianity) Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.

Related terms

• zymase
• zymo-
• zymogen
• zymogenic
• zymogram

Translations

• French: enzyme
• German: Enzym
• Italian: enzima
• Portuguese: enzima
• Russian: ферме́нт
• Spanish: enzima

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