enzyme

/ˈɛn.zaɪm/· n.

科学/科研/医疗B2

enzyme
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Chinese meaning

酶méi

催cuī化huà生shēng物wù化huà学xué反fǎn应yìng的de分fèn子zǐ

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AI发fā现xiàn的de一yī种zhǒng加jiā速sù反fǎn应yìng的de蛋dàn白bái质zhì家jiā族zú

Example

These molecules were enzymes, a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in living organisms.

这zhè些xiē分fèn子zǐ就jiù是shì酶méi——一yī种zhǒng能néng加jiā速sù生shēng物wù体tǐ内nèi化huà学xué反fǎn应yìng的de蛋dàn白bái质zhì。

Source: Phys.org · 8 Oct 2026

Background ✎

AI公gōng司sīAnthropic旗qí下xià模mó型xíngClaude识shí别bié出chū一yī类lèi不bù寻xún常cháng的de生shēng物wù分fèn子zǐ——酶méi,这zhè是shì能néng加jiā速sù生shēng物wù体tǐ内nèi化huà学xué反fǎn应yìng的de蛋dàn白bái质zhì。不bù过guò一yī名míng生shēng物wù学xué家jiā质zhì疑yí,这zhè项xiàng「重zhòng大dà发fā现xiàn」是shì否fǒu「借jiè用yòng」了le他tā本běn人rén的de研yán究jiū成chéng果guǒ。

Roots · etymology

1878年德国人用希腊语en+发酵一词造出

  • en-(希腊语「在…里面」)+ zyme(源自 zúmē,「发酵/酵母」)

Collocations

  • digestive enzyme / enzyme activity / enzyme inhibitor

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