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enzymatically

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en⋅zy⋅mat⋅ic

  [en-zahy-mat-ik, -zi-]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to an enzyme.
Also, en⋅zy⋅mic  [en-zahy-mik, -zim-ik] .

Origin:
1895–1900; enzyme + -atic

Related forms:
en⋅zy⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, en⋅zy⋅mi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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en·zyme   (ěn'zīm)   
n.  Any of numerous proteins or conjugated proteins produced by living organisms and functioning as biochemical catalysts.

[German Enzym, from Medieval Greek enzūmos, leavened : Greek en-, in; see en-2 + Greek zūmē, leaven, yeast.]
en'zy·mat'ic (-zə-māt'ĭk), en·zy'mic (-zī'mĭk, -zĭm'ĭk) adj., en'zy·mat'i·cal·ly, en·zy'mi·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·zy·mat·ic
Pronunciation: "en-z&-'mat-ik
Variant: also en·zy·mic /en-'zI-mik/
Function:adjective
: of, relating to, or produced by an enzyme —en·zy·mat·i·cal·ly /"en-z&-'mat-i-k(&-)lE/ also en·zy·mi·cal·ly /en-'zI-mi-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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