enzyme
nounEtymology
From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”). By surface analysis, en- + zyme.
- borrowed from Enzym
Definitions
A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction
A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.
The neighborhood
Derived
abzyme, adaptive enzyme, alloenzyme, allozyme, angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, angiotensin converting enzyme 1, angiotensin converting enzyme 2, antienzyme, antizyme, apoenzyme, chemzyme, coenzyme, cuproenzyme, ecoenzyme, ectoenzyme, electroenzyme, endoenzyme, enzybiotic, enzymatic, enzyme-inducing medication, enzyme-inhibiting medication, enzyme inhibitor, enzymeless, enzymelike, enzymic, enzymogenesis, enzymoimmunoassay, enzymology, enzymolysis, enzymopathy, enzymosis, enzymuria, exoenzyme, flavoenzyme, granzyme, haloenzyme, heteroenzyme, holoenzyme, invert enzyme · +30 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at enzyme. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at enzyme. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at enzyme
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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