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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from German Enzym (in its new meaning) from Byzantine Greek ἔνζυμον a substantivized neuter from the adjective ἔνζυμος (énzumos),[1] formed from the ancient ἐν + ζύμη (zúmē, leaven).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈenzimo/
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  • Hyphenation: έν‧ζυ‧μο

Noun

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ένζυμο (énzymon (plural ένζυμα)

  1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ ένζυμο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ ένζυμο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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