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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enzyme \En"zyme\, n. [Pref. en- (Gr. ? in) + Gr ? leaven.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
enzyme
n : any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells
and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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