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6 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
originFrom German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”). By surface analysis, en- + zyme.
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