| AFFLUENZA | • affluenza n. A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions. • AFFLUENZA n. a malaise said to affect affluent young people, characterised by guilt feelings. |
| APOENZYME | • apoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor. • APOENZYME n. a protein component which combines with a coenzyme. |
| BENZENOID | • benzenoid adj. (Organic chemistry) Having an electronic structure analogous to that of benzene; Containing at least one benzene ring. • benzenoid n. (Organic chemistry) A compound of this kind. • BENZENOID adj. like benzene, a hydrocarbon. |
| BENZIDINE | • benzidine n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic diamine 4,4’-diaminobiphenyl that is used in testing for cyanide, and… • BENZIDINE n. a base used in preparing azo-dyes, also BENZIDIN. |
| BENZIDINS | • benzidins n. Plural of benzidin. • BENZIDIN n. a hydrocarbon used in some dyes. |
| BENZOATES | • benzoates n. Plural of benzoate. • BENZOATE n. a salt of benzoic acid. |
| BENZOLINE | • benzoline n. (Organic chemistry, dated) A benzole. • benzoline n. (Chemistry, dated) amarine. • BENZOLINE n. impure benzene. |
| COENZYMES | • coenzymes n. Plural of coenzyme. • COENZYME n. a nonprotein organic molecule that bonds with a specific enzyme. |
| CREDENZAS | • credenzas n. Plural of credenza. • CREDENZA n. (Italian) a long sideboard. |
| ENZOOTICS | • enzootics n. Plural of enzootic. • ENZOOTIC n. an enzootic disease. |
| ENZYMATIC | • enzymatic adj. Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes. • ENZYMATIC adj. of or like an enzyme, also ENZYMIC. |
| EXOENZYME | • exoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell. • EXOENZYME n. an enzyme that functions outside the cell producing it. |
| FRENZICAL | • frenzical adj. (Obsolete) frantic. • FRENZICAL adj. frantic, also PHRENSICAL. |
| FRENZYING | • frenzying v. Present participle of frenzy. • FRENZY v. to make frantic, also PHRENSY. |
| INFLUENZA | • influenza n. (Pathology) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly… • INFLUENZA n. a highly contagious viral infection. |
| ISOENZYME | • isoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have different structures… • ISOENZYME n. one of several variants of the same enzyme occurring within a single species, also ISOZYME. |
| PROENZYME | • proenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen. • PROENZYME n. an enzyme in an inactive form which can be activated, often by another enzyme. |
| TENDENZEN | • TENDENZ n. (German) tendency, esp. in musical composition, also TENDENCE, TENDENCY. |