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proenzyme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
proen-zyme
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Russian дэ (dɛ)bor. English debor. English Enzymbor. English enzyme English proenzyme From pro- + enzyme.

Inflected Forms

proenzymes (plural)

Derived Forms

preproenzyme proenzymatic

Synonyms

precursor enzyme zymogen

Questions

What does proenzyme mean?
Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.
Where does proenzyme come from?
Etymology tree English pro- Russian дэ (dɛ)bor. English debor. English Enzymbor. English enzyme English proenzyme From pro- + enzyme.

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