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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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(Physiol. Chem.)

A soluble ferment, or enzyme. See

zymase ‎(plural zymases)

(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyzes the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.

enzyme that catalyzes fermentation

zymase f ‎(plural zymases)