# enzyme

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛn.zaɪm/ · frequency rank #9,329

## Definitions
1. A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
2. A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
3. Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.

## Etymology
From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”). By surface analysis, en- + zyme.

## Common misspellings (9)
`ennzyme`, `enyzme`, `enzmye`, `enzyem`, `enzymme`, `enzyyme`, `enzzyme`, `eznyme`, `nezyme`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/enzyme