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Definitions for Enzyme

[1] any of various proteins, as pepsin, originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion.
[2] any of a group of complex proteins or conjugated proteins that are produced by living cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

Words related to Enzyme

impetus, motivation, incentive, stimulant, incitement, reactionary, spur, goad, incendiary, agitator, impulse, incitation, reactant, synergist, adjuvant, yeast, leaven, ferment, leavening, seethe

Words nearby Enzyme

enzed, enzootic, enzootic stability, enzygotic, enzymatic, enzyme, enzyme-inhibition theory of narcosis, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, enzymology, enzymolysis, enzymopathy

Origin of Enzyme

1880–85; < Medieval Greek énzymos leavened (Greek en- en-2 + zȳ́m(ē ) leaven + -os adj. suffix)

Other words from Enzyme

en′zy•mat′ ic (-zə-măt′ ĭk ) null adj.

Word origin for Enzyme

C19: from Medieval Greek enzumos leavened, from Greek en- ² + zumē leaven

Synonyms for Enzyme

impetus, incentive, motivation, stimulant, adjuvant, agitator, goad, impulse, incendiary, incitation, incitement, reactant, reactionary, spur, synergist, radical stimulus, spark plug, wave maker