en·zyme
noun/ˈenzaɪm/
/ˈenzaɪm/
(biology)- a substance that is produced by all living things and that helps a chemical change happen or happen more quickly, without being changed itself
酶 - Enzymes are essential to the body’s functioning.
酶对于身体的功能至关重要。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEnzyme is used before these nouns:- deficiency
- liver
Word Originlate 19th cent.: coined in German from modern Greek enzumos ‘leavened’, from en- ‘within’ + Greek zumē ‘leaven’. - Enzymes are essential to the body’s functioning.