Canadian French Meaning of zymogen

Zymogène

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Definitions and Meaning of zymogen in English

Wordnet

zymogen (n)

any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active

Webster

zymogen (n.)

A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a ferment.

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Zymogène

any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) t

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zymic => zymique, zyme => zyme, zymase => Zymase, zyloprim => Zyloric, zylonite => Xylonite,