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1. (n.) enzyme
any of various proteins, as pepsin and amylase, originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion.
Etymology: (1880–85; < MGk énzymos leavened)
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1. (noun) enzyme
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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1. (noun) Enzyme
an unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, and rennet are good examples of enzymes
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