enzymic etymology

English word enzymic comes from English enzyme, English -ic

Detailed word origin of enzymic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
enzyme English (eng) (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.
-ic English (eng) (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
enzymic English (eng) Of, pertaining to, or using enzymes; enzymatic.

Words with the same origin as enzymic

Descendants of enzyme
abzyme antizyme bienzymatic chemoenzymatic cryoenzymology ectoenzymatic electroenzymatic enzymatic enzymatically enzymological enzymology enzymolysis enzymopathy granzyme immunoenzymatic isoenzymatic isoenzymic isozyme lysozyme metalloenzymatic nanozyme nonenzymatic radioenzymatic synzyme
Descendants of -ic
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