Enzyms

/ˈɛnzaɪmz/ noun

Definition

Alternate or archaic plural of enzyme, referring to multiple enzyme proteins.

Etymology

Enzym- is the obsolete or variant stem of enzyme; -s is the standard plural suffix. This represents an older form of the word before enzyм became standardized.

Kelly Says

The fact that 'enzyms' is mostly obsolete shows how scientific vocabulary stabilizes over time—once scientists agreed 'enzymes' was the right form, other versions just disappeared from use.

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