histozyme

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noun

An enzyme said to occur in the animal body, supposedly responsible for many normal decompositions and synthetic processes. It is possibly an aminoacylase.

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Meanings

nounhistozyme (plural histozymes)

plural histozymes

  1. datedbiochemistryAn enzyme said to occur in the animal body, supposedly responsible for many normal decompositions and synthetic processes. It is possibly an aminoacylase.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  2. Englishhistozyme

Ancient Greek [Term?]

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

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