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Vinony

enzyme

noun

  1. catalytic biomolecule
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.zaɪm/

noun

Etymology: From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”). By surface analysis, en- + zyme.

  1. A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
  2. A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
  3. Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.