- enzyme (n.)
[enzyme 词源字典]
- 1881, as a biochemical term, from German Enzym, coined 1878 by German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne (1837-1900), from Modern Greek enzymos "leavened," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + zyme "leaven" (see zymurgy). Related: Enzymotic.[enzyme etymology, enzyme origin, 英语词源]
- lysozyme
- 1922, from lyso- + suffix from enzyme.