DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
proenzyme
/proʊ'ɛnzaɪm/ · proʊɛnzaɪm
Proenzyme has 3 syllables: pro · en · zyme.
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en
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zyme
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noun. Any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active.
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