8 letters · 24 points in Scrabble
noun a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English enzyme English coenzyme From co- + enzyme.
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