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noun 
  1. A protein derived from corn / maize, having many industrial applications.
     
zymase Tweet Definition of zymase Like Definition of zymase on Facebook
noun 
  1. (enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyzes the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.
     
zymogen Tweet Definition of zymogen Like Definition of zymogen on Facebook
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  1. (Physiol. Chem.) 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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noun 
  1. (context, zymurgy) A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.
  2. The science of or knowledge concerning fermentation.
     

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