zymogen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈzaɪməʊˌdʒɛn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zī′mə jən, -jen′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
zy•mo•gen  (zī′mə jən, -jen′),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryany of various enzyme precursor molecules that may change into an enzyme as a result of catalytic change. Also called proenzyme. 
  • German (1875); see zymo-, -gen

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
zymogen / ˈzaɪməʊˌdʒɛn/
  1. any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and are activated by a kinase
'zymogen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chymotrypsinogen - proenzyme - prothrombin

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