zymase

By surface analysis, zym- +‎ -ase.

zymase (countable and uncountable, plural zymases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.
   • 1934 November, Carl Neuberg, Maria Kobel, “Present Status of the Problem of Sugar Fermentation”, in Journal of Bacteriology, volume 28, number 5, →DOI:

     In 1905, Harden and Young found that the zymase of Buchner consisted of a thermolabile ferment fraction, which was later designated as "apo-zymase" by Neuberg and v. Euler, and of a thermostable ultrafiltrable factor, "co-zymase," the presence of which is necessary for the fermentation of sugar.

• Y-mazes, azymes

Borrowed from French zymase.

• IPA^(key): /ˌziˈmaː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: zy‧ma‧se
• Rhymes: -aːzə

zymase f (plural zymasen, no diminutive)

1. (now chiefly historical) zymase, enzymatic ferment functioning as a catalyst for converting carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide [from late 19th c.]

• IPA^(key): /zi.maz/

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zymase f (plural zymases)

1. Zymase

• “zymase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

• azymes