Synonyms for enzyme

Grammar : Noun

Spell : en-zahym

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn zaɪm

Top 10 synonyms for enzyme

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Définition of enzyme

Origin : 1881, as a biochemical term, from German Enzym, coined 1878 by German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne (1837-1900), from Modern Greek enzymos "leavened," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + zyme "leaven" (see zymurgy).

As in catalyst : noun something which incites activity
As in leavening : noun catalyst
As in ferment : noun substance causing chemicals to split into simpler substances

Example sentences :

If the products are removed, the action will continue, if the enzyme is not destroyed.
Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey

The enzyme must be specific for the protein since these differ in constitution.
Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey

By adding the enzyme maltase from yeast to a forty per cent.
Extract from : « The Organism as a Whole » by Jacques Loeb

Here a similar action is caused by an enzyme called ptyalin.
Extract from : « A Civic Biology » by George William Hunter

This exchange appears to be aided by the presence of an enzyme in the lung tissues.
Extract from : « A Civic Biology » by George William Hunter

You think this enzyme, or whatever it is, has something to do with it?
Extract from : « Brink of Madness » by Walter J. Sheldon

It is not destroyed by any of the enzyme solutions which I have tried.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

There is no known explanation for this type of activation of the enzyme.
Extract from : « The Chemistry of Plant Life » by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

The part containing a substance that inactivated its enzyme system.
Extract from : « Contamination Crew » by Alan Edward Nourse

This is usually accomplished by an enzyme which is secreted by a ferment.
Extract from : « The Philippine Agricultural Review » by Various

Antonyms for enzyme

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