Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enzymology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
en-zy-mol-o-gy
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of science that studies enzymes.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Russian дэ (dɛ)bor. English debor. English Enzymbor. English enzyme Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English enzymology From enzyme + -ology.

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What does enzymology mean?
The branch of science that studies enzymes.
Where does enzymology come from?
Etymology tree Russian дэ (dɛ)bor. English debor. English Enzymbor. English enzyme Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English enzymology From enzyme + -ology.

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