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enzymatic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈen.zaɪmˌæt.ɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 N Z AY0 M AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enzymic, zymo-

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or produced by an enzyme

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English enzyme Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English enzymatic From enzyme + -atic.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enzimàtic — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Catalan: enzímic — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Czech: enzymatický — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • French: enzymatique — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Galician: encimático — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • German: enzymatisch — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Irish: einsímeach — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Italian: enzimatico — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Polish: enzymatyczny — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Portuguese: enzímico — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Portuguese: enzimático — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Romanian: enzimatic — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
  • Spanish: enzimático — of, relating to, or caused by enzymes