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1. (noun) proenzyme, zymogen
any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active

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zygotic zyloprim zymase zymogen zymoid zymolysis zymolytic

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