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enzyme (n.)
1881, as a biochemical term, from German
Enzym
, coined 1878 by German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne (1837-1900), from Modern Greek
enzymos
"leavened," from
en
"in" (see
en-
(2)) +
zyme
"leaven" (see
zymurgy
). Related:
Enzymotic
.
