different between catalyze vs zymase

English

Alternative forms

• catalyse (mainly UK)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæt??la?z/

Verb

catalyze (third-person singular simple present catalyzes, present participle catalyzing, simple past and past participle catalyzed)

2. (transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
4. (transitive) To accelerate a process.
5. (transitive) To inspire significantly by catalysis.

Related terms

• catalysis
• catalyst
• catalytic
• catalyzer

Translations

Further reading

• catalyze at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

zyme +? -ase

Noun

zymase (plural zymases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.

Translations

Anagrams

• Y-mazes, azymes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French zymase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?zi?ma?.z?/
• Hyphenation: zy?ma?se
• Rhymes: -a?z?

Noun

zymase f (plural zymasen)

1. (now chiefly historical) zymase, enzymatic ferment functioning as a catalyst for converting carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide [from late 19th c.]

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zi.maz/

Noun

zymase f (plural zymases)

1. Zymase

Further reading

• “zymase” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• azymes