exoenzyme

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′sō enzīm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•o•en•zyme  (ek′sō enzīm),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryan enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it. Also called ectoenzyme. Cf. endoenzyme.
  • exo- + enzyme 1920–25

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