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Topic: CHEMISTRY

Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: enzym, from Greek zyme 'substance that makes a flour-and-water mixture swell'

enzyme

 noun
     
en‧zyme [countable]
HB a chemical substance that is produced in a plant or animal, and helps chemical changes to take place in the plant or animal
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