enzym

Noun

enzym (plural enzyms)

1. Archaic form of enzyme.

Noun

enzym m

1. enzyme (catalytic protein)

Etymology

From German Enzym, created in 1878, by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).

Noun

enzym n (singular definite enzymet, plural indefinite enzymer)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Etymology

Coined in German as Enzym from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).

Noun

enzym n (definite singular enzymet, indefinite plural enzym or enzymer, definite plural enzyma or enzymene)

1. (biochemistry) an enzyme

References

• “enzym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

Coined in German as Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).

Noun

enzym n (definite singular enzymet, indefinite plural enzym, definite plural enzyma)

1. (biochemistry) an enzyme

References

• “enzym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.zɨm/, /ˈɛ̃.zɨm/

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Noun

enzym m inan

1. enzyme (catalytic protein)

Noun

enzym n

1. (biochemistry) enzyme