enzyme en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛn.zaɪm/
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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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
- (countable, qualifier:strictly, uncountable) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function. ▸ The protein type specifically.
- (countable, uncountable) Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enzymes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
enzyme-inhibiting medication · pseudoenzyme · macroenzyme · invert enzyme · theozyme · enzybiotic · enzymogenesis · enzymelike · angiotensin converting enzyme · enzymatic · antizyme · precursor enzyme · holoenzyme · multienzyme · enzymuria · endoenzyme · isozyme · apoenzyme · nonenzyme · enzymic · thioenzyme · enzymeless · enzymosis · angiotensin converting enzyme 2 · enzyme-inducing medication · phosphoenzyme · seroenzyme · necroenzyme · adaptive enzyme · nanozyme · ribozyme · enzymoimmunoassay · synzyme · coenzyme · heteroenzyme · proenzyme · enzymopathy · restriction enzyme · alloenzyme · selenoenzyme · exoenzyme · angiotensin-converting enzyme · modification enzyme · ectoenzyme · neoenzyme · abzyme · enzyme inhibitor · angiotensin converting enzyme 1 · photoenzyme · granzyme · plastizyme · molybdoenzyme · cuproenzyme · chemzyme · mechanoenzyme · enzymology · antienzyme · allozyme · electroenzyme · flavoenzyme · lysozyme · enzymolysis · thermoenzyme · metalloenzyme · tungstoenzyme · ecoenzyme · isoenzyme · nanoenzyme · megaenzyme · haloenzyme
Hypernyms
Relateds
zymase · zymo- · zymogram · zymogenic · zymogen
Translations (58)
lv enzīms (catalytic protein) · ru ферме́нт (catalytic protein) · nl enzym (catalytic protein) · ar إِنْزِيم (catalytic protein) · th เอนไซม์ (catalytic protein) · lt fermentas (catalytic protein) · fr enzyme (catalytic protein) · ja 酵素 (catalytic protein) · ms enzim (catalytic protein) · uk ензим (catalytic protein) · ko 효소 (catalytic protein) · vi men tiêu hoá (catalytic protein) · lt enzimas (catalytic protein) · nan-hbl 酵素 (catalytic protein) · mi whākōkī (catalytic protein) · nn enzym (catalytic protein) · kk фермент (catalytic protein) · yue 酶 (catalytic protein) · fa آنزیم (catalytic protein) · kmr enzîm (catalytic protein) · hu enzim (catalytic protein) · eu entzima (catalytic protein) · uk ферме́нт (catalytic protein) · cmn 酵素 (catalytic protein) · is ensím (catalytic protein) · mi pūmua whākōkī (catalytic protein) · he אנזים (catalytic protein) · nb enzym (catalytic protein) · id enzim (catalytic protein) · so ensiim (catalytic protein) · tr enzim (catalytic protein) · ca enzim (catalytic protein) · fi entsyymi (catalytic protein) · da enzym (catalytic protein) · cmn 酶 (catalytic protein) · ru энзи́м (catalytic protein) · ga einsím (catalytic protein) · af ensiem (catalytic protein) · el ένζυμο (catalytic protein) · it enzima (catalytic protein) · de Enzym (catalytic protein) · gu ઉત્સેચક (catalytic protein) · vi enzim (catalytic protein) · sv enzym (catalytic protein) · cs enzym (catalytic protein) · fa زیمایه (catalytic protein) · bg ензим (catalytic protein) · pl enzym (catalytic protein) · yue 酵素 (catalytic protein) · km អង់ស៊ីម (catalytic protein) · my အင်ဇိုင်း (catalytic protein) · pt enzima (catalytic protein) · sh ензим (catalytic protein) · ta என்சைம் (catalytic protein) · sh enzim (catalytic protein) · gl enzima (catalytic protein) · es enzima (catalytic protein) · eo enzimo (catalytic protein)