ZYMOID
\zˈa͡ɪmɔ͡ɪd], \zˈaɪmɔɪd], \z_ˈaɪ_m_ɔɪ_d]\
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The modified condition of an enzyme, produced by heating and other causes, in which it possesses still the power of combining with its substrate but can not produce any decomposition in this Latter substance. [Gr.,zyme, ferment, + eidos, resemblance.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
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