different between enzyme vs coagulase

English

Etymology

From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ?? (en, “in”) +? ???? (zúm?, “sourdough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.za?m/
• Rhymes: -a?m
• Hyphenation: en?zyme

Noun

enzyme (countable and uncountable, plural enzymes)

1. (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.
2. (Christianity) leavened bread, as opposed to azyme

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• enzyme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?? (en, “in”) +? ???? (zúm?, “sourdough”)

Noun

enzyme m or f (plural enzymes)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Verb

enzyme

1. first-person singular present indicative of enzymer
2. third-person singular present indicative of enzymer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of enzymer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of enzymer
5. second-person singular imperative of enzymer

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

Blend of coagulation +? -ase

Noun

coagulase (plural coagulases)

1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that induces coagulation
2. (biochemistry) Specifically, the enzyme produced by various Staphylococcus species that converts fibrinogen to fibrin

See also

• coagulase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko.a?u?lase]

Verb

coagulase

1. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of coagula

Spanish

Verb

coagulase

1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of coagular.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) imperfect subjunctive form of coagular.