ensím

Icelandic

Etymology

Probably via Danish from German Enzym, created in 1878, by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛn.siːm]

Noun

ensím n (genitive singular ensíms, nominative plural ensím)

  1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Declension
declension of ensím
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ensím ensímið ensím ensímin
accusative ensím ensímið ensím ensímin
dative ensími ensíminu ensímum ensímunum
genitive ensíms ensímsins ensíma ensímanna

Synonyms
  • lífhvati
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