enzymatic
/ˈen.zaɪmˌæt.ɪk/
enzymatic adjective: of, relating to, or caused by enzymes.
Adjective
enzymatic (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes.
- These results might indicate an enzymatic formation of urea.1904 September 1, L. B. Stookey, A. S. Granger, “The formation of urea”, in Experimental Biology and Medicine, volume 3, number 1
- The later workers have attempted not only to ascertain the influence of the anion and the cation, but ti explain the reason for such influence upon the catalytic or enzymatic processes.1905 June 1, Orville H. Brown, C. Hugh Neilson, “The Influence of Alkaloids and Alkaloidal Salts Upon Catalysis”, in American Journal of Physiology, volume 13, number 5, page 427
Examples of enzymatic in a sentence
- The new digestion protocol was designed based on the enzymatic combination of benzonase and P1 nucleases.
- Ultrastructural and enzymatic studies of cell membranes from ice-encased and noniced winter wheat seedlings.
- Under the alkaline conditions of the duodenum and under the enzymatic activity of β-glucuronidase, conjugate bilirubin is hydrolyzed to unconjugate bilirubin.
Synonyms of enzymatic
Origin of enzymatic
From enzyme + -atic.
Words formed from enzymatic
- alloenzymatic
- antienzymatic
- apoenzymatic
- bienzymatic
- chemoenzymatic
- coenzymatic
- ectoenzymatic
- electroenzymatic
- endoenzymatic
- enzymatical
- enzymatically
- enzymatic fuel cell
- enzymatic processing
- enzymatics
- exoenzymatic
- extraenzymatic
- heteroenzymatic
- histoenzymatic
- immunoenzymatic
- isoenzymatic
- isozymatic
- mechanoenzymatic
- metalloenzymatic
- monoenzymatic
- multienzymatic
- non-enzymatic
- nonenzymatic
- photoenzymatic
- polyenzymatic
- proenzymatic
- pseudoenzymatic
- radioenzymatic
- semienzymatic
Phrases with enzymatic
Questions about enzymatic
- What does enzymatic mean?
- Enzymatic means of, relating to, or caused by enzymes.
- What part of speech is enzymatic?
- Enzymatic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce enzymatic?
- Enzymatic is pronounced /ˈen.zaɪmˌæt.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near enzymatic in the dictionary
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