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enzym

enzym is the archaic form of enzyme.

Meaning of enzyme

Noun

enzyme (countable and uncountable, plural enzymes)

  1. A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
    1. (strictly) The protein type specifically.
  2. Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.

Forms of enzym

pluralenzyms

Questions about enzym

What is enzym the archaic form of?
Enzym is the archaic form of enzyme.

Words near enzym in the dictionary

  1. enzuigiris
  2. enzulatamide
  3. enzybiotic
  4. enzybiotics
  5. enzygotic
  6. enzym
  7. enzymate
  8. enzymates
  9. enzymatic
  10. enzymatic fuel cell
  11. enzymatic fuel cells

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