apoferment

A1P3O1F4E1R1M3E1N1T1

noun

apoenzyme

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounapoferment (plural apoferments)

plural apoferments

  1. biochemistryapoenzyme

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Englishapo-
  7. Englishferment
  8. Englishapoferment

From apo- + ferment.

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Translations

Italian apofermento
  • apofermentoapoenzyme
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APA

apoferment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoferment

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Chicago

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