"Enzym" meaning in German

See Enzym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɛnˈt͡syːm] Audio: De-Enzym.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Coined by German physiologist Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne in 1878. From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{affix|grc|ἐν|ζύμη|gloss1=in|gloss2=sourdough|nocat=1}} ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Enzym n (strong, genitive Enzyms, plural Enzyme) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Enzyms [genitive], Enzyme [plural], strong [table-tags], Enzym [nominative, singular], Enzyme [definite, nominative, plural], Enzyms [genitive, singular], Enzyme [definite, genitive, plural], Enzym [dative, singular], Enzymen [dative, definite, plural], Enzym [accusative, singular], Enzyme [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (biochemistry) enzyme Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Ferment Hypernyms: Eiweißkörper, Katalysator, Biokatalysator Derived forms: enzymatisch, enzymhaltig, Enzymatik, Enzymologie, Apoenzym, Coenzym, Koenzym, Holoenzym
    Sense id: en-Enzym-de-noun-We7pT5U8 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Hyponyms: Gerinnungsenzym, Magenenzym, Metalloenzym, Verdauungsenzym, Waschmittelenzym, Ribozym, Zytozym, Amylase, Lipase, Nuklease, Oxygenase, Protease Related terms: Enzymaktivität, Enzymdefekt, Enzymeigenschaft, Enzymforschung, Enzymhemmung, Enzymkatalyse, Enzymkinetik, Enzymklasse, Enzymkomplex, Enzymkonzentration, Enzymmangel, Enzymmolekül, Enzymname, Enzymproduktion, Enzymreaktion, Enzymreiniger, Enzymspezifität, Enzymsystem, Enzymwirkung

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
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      ],
      "word": "enzyme"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "enzym"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "enzym"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "enzyme"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "enzima"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
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        "borrowed"
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    }
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        "2": "ἐν",
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      "form": "Enzyms",
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    },
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        },
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          "word": "enzymhaltig"
        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "Enzymologie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Apoenzym"
        },
        {
          "word": "Coenzym"
        },
        {
          "word": "Koenzym"
        },
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          "word": "Holoenzym"
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          "word": "Eiweißkörper"
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          "word": "Biokatalysator"
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          "word": "Gerinnungsenzym"
        },
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          "word": "Magenenzym"
        },
        {
          "word": "Metalloenzym"
        },
        {
          "word": "Verdauungsenzym"
        },
        {
          "word": "Waschmittelenzym"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ribozym"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zytozym"
        },
        {
          "word": "Amylase"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lipase"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nuklease"
        },
        {
          "word": "Oxygenase"
        },
        {
          "word": "Protease"
        }
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          "word": "Enzymaktivität"
        },
        {
          "word": "Enzymdefekt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Enzymeigenschaft"
        },
        {
          "word": "Enzymforschung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Enzymhemmung"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymkatalyse"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymkinetik"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymklasse"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymkomplex"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymkonzentration"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "Enzymmolekül"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymname"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymproduktion"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymreaktion"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymreiniger"
        },
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          "word": "Enzymspezifität"
        },
        {
          "word": "Enzymsystem"
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          "word": "Ferment"
        }
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      "ipa": "[ɛnˈt͡syːm]"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "Enzymatik"
    },
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      "word": "Enzymologie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Apoenzym"
    },
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      "word": "Coenzym"
    },
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      "word": "Koenzym"
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      "word": "enzym"
    },
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      "lang_code": "fr",
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        "borrowed"
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    {
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      "lang_code": "it",
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "Verdauungsenzym"
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    {
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      "word": "Ribozym"
    },
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      "word": "Zytozym"
    },
    {
      "word": "Amylase"
    },
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      "word": "Lipase"
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      "word": "Nuklease"
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      "word": "Oxygenase"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Enzymaktivität"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymdefekt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymeigenschaft"
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    {
      "word": "Enzymforschung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymhemmung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymkatalyse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymkinetik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymklasse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymkomplex"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymkonzentration"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymmangel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymmolekül"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymname"
    },
    {
      "word": "Enzymproduktion"
    },
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      "word": "Enzymreaktion"
    },
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      "word": "Enzymwirkung"
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}

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