enzima

Galician

Noun

enzima f (plural enzimas)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Enzym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈd͡zi.ma/
• Rhymes: -ima
• Hyphenation: en‧zì‧ma

Noun

enzima m (plural enzimi)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Derived terms

• enzimatico
• enzimologia
• enzimologo
• enzimopatia
• enzimopenia
• isoenzima

 

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈzĩ.mɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈzĩ.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈzĩ.mɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈzĩ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈzi.ma/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈzi.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈzi.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: en‧zi‧ma

Noun

enzima f (plural enzimas)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “within”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enˈθima/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.ma]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enˈsima/ [ẽnˈsi.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: en‧zi‧ma
• Homophone: encima

Noun

enzima f (plural enzimas)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Derived terms

• enzima convertidora de angiotensina
• enzima de restricción
• enzimático

 

Further reading

• “enzima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28