zymase

By surface analysis, zym- +‎ -ase.

zymase (countable and uncountable, plural zymases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.

• Y-mazes, azymes

Borrowed from French zymase.

• IPA^(key): /ˌziˈmaː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: zy‧ma‧se
• Rhymes: -aːzə

zymase f (plural zymasen)

1. (now chiefly historical) zymase, enzymatic ferment functioning as a catalyst for converting carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide [from late 19th c.]

• IPA^(key): /zi.maz/

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zymase f (plural zymases)

1. Zymase

• “zymase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• azymes