"coenzyme" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coenzymes [plural]
Etymology: From co- + enzyme. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|enzyme}} co- + enzyme Head templates: {{en-noun}} coenzyme (plural coenzymes)
  1. (biochemistry) Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme. Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Coenzymes, Enzymes Derived forms: coenzyme A, coenzyme I, coenzyme II, coenzyme Q Translations (small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme): кофермент (koferment) [masculine] (Bulgarian), coenzim [masculine] (Catalan), 輔酶 /辅酶 (fǔméi) (Chinese Mandarin), koenzym [masculine] (Czech), co-enzym (Dutch), koentsyymi (Finnish), coenzyme [feminine, masculine] (French), συνένζυμο (synénzymo) [neuter] (Greek), koenzim (Hungarian), kóensím [neuter] (Icelandic), hjálparhvati [masculine] (Icelandic), ensímbót [feminine] (Icelandic), comheinsím [feminine] (Irish), coenzima [feminine] (Italian), コエンザイム (koenzaimu) (Japanese), 補酵素 (hokōso) (alt: ほこうそ) (Japanese), кофермент (koferment) (Kazakh), កូអង់ស៊ីម (kouʼɑngsiim) (Khmer), coenzimă [feminine] (Romanian), coenzima [feminine] (Spanish), koenzym [neuter] (Swedish), koenzim (Turkish), коензи́м (koenzým) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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