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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /
NOUN
catalyst
Synonyms
STRONGEST
impetus incentive motivation stimulant
STRONG
adjuvant agitator goad impulse incendiary incitation incitement reactant reactionary spur synergist
WEAK
radical stimulus spark plug wave maker
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block hindrance
WEAK
blockage preventer prevention
NOUN
ferment
Synonyms
STRONG
bacteria bacterium barm ebullition leaven leavening mold seethe simmer yeast
WEAK
fermentation agent
Antonyms
WEAK
calm contentedness happiness peace pleasure
NOUN
leavening
Synonyms
STRONG
adjuvant agitator ferment goad impetus impulse incendiary incentive incitation incitement leaven motivation reactant reactionary spur stimulant synergist yeast
WEAK
radical stimulus spark plug wave maker
Antonyms
STRONG
block discouragement hindrance

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"We thought, if you have a problem with this enzyme, there's going to be multiple aspects of your biology that are not working properly."

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

To narrow the search, the team focused on an enzyme called prohormone convertase 1/3, which cuts proteins at specific locations and has been linked to obesity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

In animals missing the enzyme, or carrying a nonfunctional version, liver cells became unusually large and showed significant genetic and cellular damage.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

In a study published in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Adelaide found that losing the enzyme Caspase-2 causes liver cells to grow abnormally.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The only way to eradicate transformation was to digest the material with an enzyme that, of all things, degraded DNA.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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