exoenzyme

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noun

Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell.

OriginEnglish enzyme ← Russian дэ (dɛ) ← Latin de →
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Meanings

nounexoenzyme (plural exoenzymes)

plural exoenzymes

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Latinde
  8. Russianдэ (dɛ)
  9. Englishde
  10. EnglishEnzym
  11. Englishenzyme
  12. Englishexoenzyme

From exo- + enzyme.

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APA

exoenzyme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoenzyme

MLA

“exoenzyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoenzyme. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exoenzyme,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoenzyme.

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