Added 9 October 2026
enzyme
/ˈɛn.zaɪm/ noun
In Latin: none, coined in 1878 Coined: 1878, by Ancient Greek Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about enzyme at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”). By surface analysis, en- + zyme.
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