enzyme
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.
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