enzyme

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

enzyme

from the German enzym, constructed with the prefix en- ('in', 'inside') and zumê ('leaven'), because leaven contains enzymes that enable fermentation.

Definition

Plural

enzymes

Hyponym

Translations

  • germangerman:Enzym
  • englishenglish:enzyme
  • spanishspanish:enzima
  • italianitalian:enzima
  • polishpolish:enzym

See also

enzyme (v.) enzymes (v.) enzymes (cn.)