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Words Starting With ZYM

There are 44 of them. The highest scoring is ZYMOTECHNICAL at 34 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 24.5.

Words Starting With ZYM: What They Mean

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  • ZYMASE noun a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis
  • ZYMOID adjective resembling an enzyme
  • ZYMASES noun form of ZYMASE: a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis
  • ZYMOGEN noun any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active
  • ZYMOSIS noun a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances
  • ZYMOTIC adjective of or relating to or causing fermentation
  • ZYMURGY noun the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)
  • ZYMOGENS noun form of ZYMOGEN: any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active
  • ZYMOLOGY noun the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)
  • ZYMOGENES noun form of ZYMOGEN: any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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