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zymogenesis

zymogenesis noun: the transformation of a zymogen into an enzyme.

Noun

zymogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The transformation of a zymogen into an enzyme

Origin of zymogenesis

From zymo- + -genesis.

Questions about zymogenesis

What does zymogenesis mean?
Zymogenesis means the transformation of a zymogen into an enzyme.
What part of speech is zymogenesis?
Zymogenesis is a noun.

Words near zymogenesis in the dictionary

  1. zymodeme
  2. zymodemes
  3. zymogen
  4. zymogene
  5. zymogenes
  6. zymogenesis
  7. zymogenic
  8. zymogenicity
  9. zymogenous
  10. zymogens
  11. zymogram

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