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Word entry · 6 letters

enzyme

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"Biological catalyst"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛn.zaɪm/Part of speech nounSorted eemnyzStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A protein that helps a chemical reaction happen in living cells.

Word origin

From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”). By surface analysis, en- + zyme.

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