multienzyme

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noun

Any protein having two or more catalytic functions

OriginEnglish enzyme ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

nounmultienzyme (plural multienzymes)

plural multienzymes

  1. biochemistryAny protein having two or more catalytic functions
adjectivemultienzyme (comparative more multienzyme, superlative most multienzyme)

comparative more multienzyme · superlative most multienzyme

  1. Containing multiple enzymes

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishenzyme
  7. Englishmultienzyme

From multi- + enzyme.

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APA

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

MLA

“multienzyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multienzyme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multienzyme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multienzyme.

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