Enzyme

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪm

Origin

From German Enzym, created in 1878, by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, "in") and ζύμη (zýmē, "sourdough").

Full definition of enzyme

Noun

1. (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.

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