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Enzym
enzym
enzym
See also: Enzym
Danish
Etymology
From German Enzym, created in 1878, by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).
Noun
enzym n (singular definite enzymet, plural indefinite enzymer)
Inflection
Inflection of enzym
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | enzym | enzymet | enzymer | enzymerne |
genitive | enzyms | enzymets | enzymers | enzymernes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Coined in German as Enzym from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).
Noun
enzym n (definite singular enzymet, indefinite plural enzym or enzymer, definite plural enzyma or enzymene)
- (biochemistry) an enzyme
References
- “enzym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Coined in German as Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).
Noun
enzym n (definite singular enzymet, indefinite plural enzym, definite plural enzyma)
- (biochemistry) an enzyme
References
- “enzym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.