English word enzymic comes from English enzyme, English -ic
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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. |