enzima

Galician

Noun

enzima f (plural enzimas)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Enzym.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enˈd͡zi.ma/[1]
Rhymes: -ima
Hyphenation: en‧zì‧ma

Noun

enzima m (plural enzimi)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Derived terms

References

enzimi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈzĩ.mɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈzĩ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈzi.ma/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈzi.ma/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈzi.mɐ/

Hyphenation: en‧zi‧ma

Noun

enzima f (plural enzimas)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “within”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /enˈθima/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.ma]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /enˈsima/ [ẽnˈsi.ma]
Rhymes: -ima
Syllabification: en‧zi‧ma
Homophone: encima

Noun

enzima f (plural enzimas)

(biochemistry) enzyme

Derived terms

Further reading

“enzima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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