Word
Zymogen
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
zy-mo-gen
Definition
- n. - A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or
chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being
themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a
ferment.
- 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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