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enzyme
 enzyme
environ. enzim

enzyme Any of a group of catalytic proteins that are produced by living cells and that mediate and promote the chemical processes of life without themselves being altered or destroyed

['enzaɪm] n
environ. enzim
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enzyme ['enzaɪm] abbr.
abbr., f.trade. ferment
med. A molecule, usually a protein, that catalyzes increases the rate of chemical reactions in the body. Enzymes are essential to all body functions. HIV requires specific enzymes, such as reverse transcriptase or integrase, to replicate.

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