Enzyme

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1. Noun

An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, and rennet are good examples of enzymes.

2. Noun

A protein that accelerates chemical reactions in living organisms

3. Noun

any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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