noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A biochemical catalyst, such as an enzyme (either a protein enzyme or a ribozyme) or a biomolecular condensate that has biocatalytic ability.
2. 2
   a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

catalysisenzymesurease

Etymology

From bio- + catalyst.