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enzyme

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɛn.zaɪm

Definitions

  1. A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The protein type specifically.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolbiocatalizadordiastasaenzimafermento
Françaisenzyme
DeutschEnzym
35 more languages
العربيةإنزيمالإنزيم
Българскиензим
Catalàenzim
Češtinaenzym
Danskenzym
Ελληνικάένζυμο
Esperantoenzimo
فارسیآنزیمزیمایه
Suomientsyymi
Gaeilgeeinsím
Galegoenzima
ગુજરાતીઉત્સેચક
עבריתאנזים
Magyarenzim
Bahasa Indonesiaenzim
Íslenskaensím
Italianoenzima
日本語酵素
Қазақ тіліфермент
ភាសាខ្មែរអង់ស៊ីម
한국어효소
Kurdîmen
Latinaenzymum
Lietuviųfermentas
Te Reo Māoripūmua whākōkīwhākōkī
Bahasa Melayuenzim
Nederlandsenzym
Polskienzymferment
Portuguêsenzima
Русскийферментэнзим
Svenskaenzym
ไทยเอนไซม์
Türkçeenzim
Українськаензи́мфермент
Tiếng Việtenzimmenmen tiêu hoáphân hóa tố

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

enzyme inhibitor enzyme-inducing medication enzyme-inhibiting medication Enzymes enzymogenesis enzymoimmunoassay

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