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enzymes

enzymes is the plural 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.

Phrases with enzymes

Questions about enzymes

What is enzymes the plural of?
Enzymes is the plural of enzyme.

Words near enzymes in the dictionary

  1. enzyme-inducing medications
  2. enzyme-inhibiting medication
  3. enzyme-inhibiting medications
  4. enzymeless
  5. enzymelike
  6. enzymes
  7. enzymic
  8. enzymical
  9. enzymically
  10. enzymogenesis
  11. enzymographic

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