enzima

Galician

Noun

enzima f (plural enzimas)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Italian

Noun

enzima m (plural enzimi)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Derived terms

Portuguese

Noun

enzima m (plural enzimas)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Spanish

Etymology

First coined in German as Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν (en) "within" + ζύμη (zúmē) "leaven".

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /enˈθima/, [ẽn̟ˈθima]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /enˈsima/, [ẽnˈsima]
Homophone: encima

Noun

enzima f (plural enzimas)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Derived terms

enzimático

Further reading

“enzima” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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