enzyme
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English
Etymology
From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).
Pronunciation
Noun
enzyme (countable and uncountable, plural enzymes)
- (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.
- Hypernym: biocatalyst
- (Christianity) leavened bread, as opposed to azyme
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
catalytic protein
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Further reading
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).
Noun
enzyme m or f (plural enzymes)
Verb
enzyme
- inflection of enzymer:
Further reading
- “enzyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.