About The Word Enzyme
Learn about the word Enzyme to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Enzyme definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Enzyme
| Enzyme Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Enzyme?
[n] any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Synonyms | Synonyms for Enzyme: Related Terms | Find terms related to Enzyme: beta-amylase | carbohydrase | coenzyme | deoxyribonuclease | digestant | digester | digestive | esterase | holoenzyme | insulinase | lipase | lipoxidase | pepsin | polynucleotidase | protease | proteolytic enzyme | ribonuclease | saccharase | saccharifying enzyme See Also | accelerator | active site | ADA | adenosine deaminase | amylase | beta-lactamase | catalase | catalyst | cholinesterase | chymosin | coagulase | complement | Cox | cyclooxygenase | decarboxylase | de-iodinase | disaccharidase | enterokinase | fibrinolysin | histaminase | hyaluronidase | Hyazyme | isomerase | kinase | lipase | lysozyme | MAO | monoamine oxidase | muramidase | nitrogenase | nuclease | oxidase | oxidoreductase | papain | penicillinase | pepsin | pepsinogen | peptidase | phosphatase | plasmin | polymerase | protease | protein | proteinase | proteolytic enzyme | reductase | rennin | secretase | SOD | spreading factor | streptodornase | streptokinase | superoxide dismutase | telomerase | transferase | trypsin | zymase Enzyme In Webster's Dictionary \En"zyme\, n. [Pref. en- (Gr. ? in) + Gr. ? leaven.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an
organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment.
Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, and rennet are good examples of
enzymes.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Fresh start ‐ an opportunity to start over without…
- Asker ‐ someone who asks…
- Gas chamber ‐ instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which…
- Arrogantly ‐ in an arrogant manner; "in the old days she had been harsh and…
- Vulcanized fiber ‐ a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or…
- Mauritius ‐ an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean [n] a parliamentary…
- Factorize ‐ resolve into factors, as of a…
- Step-up ‐ the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"…
- Hesperus ‐ a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the…
- Six-footer ‐ a person who is at least six…