Enzyme definition
An example of an enzyme is a digestive enzyme such as pepsin.
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Noun
Origin of enzyme
- German Enzym from Medieval Greek enzūmos leavened Greek en- in en–2 Greek zūmē leaven, yeast
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- German Enzym from Medieval Greek enzūmos leavened Greek en- in en–2 Greek zūmē leaven, yeast
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From German Enzym, created in 1878, by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zýmē, “sourdough”).
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