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ex⋅o⋅en⋅zyme

  [ek-soh-en-zahym]
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–noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it.
Also called ectoenzyme.
Compare endoenzyme.

Origin:
1920–25; exo- + enzyme
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ex·o·en·zyme   (ěk'sō-ěn'zīm')   
n.  An enzyme, such as a digestive enzyme, that functions outside the cell from which it originates.
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Main Entry: exo·en·zyme
Pronunciation: "ek-sO-'en-"zIm
Function: noun
: an extracellular enzyme —compare ENDOENZYME
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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exoenzyme ex·o·en·zyme (ěk'sō-ěn'zīm')
n.
See extracellular enzyme.

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