enzymology

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noun

The branch of science that studies enzymes.

Less commonScrabble 28

Meanings

nounenzymology (usually uncountable, plural enzymologies)

plural enzymologies

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryThe branch of science that studies enzymes.

Origin

  1. Latinde
  2. Russianдэ (dɛ)
  3. Englishde
  4. EnglishEnzym
  5. Englishenzyme
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Englishenzymology

From enzyme + -ology.

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Translations

Catalan enzimologia
  • enzimologiabranch of science
Chinese Cantonese 酶學 /酶学
  • 酶學 /酶学 (mui⁴ hok⁶)branch of science
Chinese Mandarin 酶學 /酶学
  • 酶學 /酶学 (méixué)branch of science
Dutch enzymologie
  • enzymologiebranch of science
Finnish entsymologia
  • entsymologiabranch of science
French enzymologie
  • enzymologiebranch of science
Greek ενζυμολογία
  • ενζυμολογία (enzymología)branch of science
Italian enzimologia
  • enzimologiabranch of science
Japanese 酵素学
  • 酵素学 (kōsogaku)branch of science
Korean 효소학
  • 효소학 (hyosohak)branch of science
Portuguese enzimologia
  • enzimologiabranch of science
Spanish enzimología
  • enzimologíabranch of science
Swedish enzymologi
  • enzymologibranch of science

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

enzymology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enzymology

MLA

“enzymology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enzymology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enzymology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enzymology.

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