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enzyme

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).

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lactamase

English

Etymology

lactam +? -ase

Noun

lactamase (plural lactamases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic

Hypernyms

  • enzyme

Derived terms

  • beta-lactamase

See also

  • beta-lactamase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

lactamase From the web:

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  • what is beta lactamase positive
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