biocatalyst

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ catalyst.

Noun

biocatalyst (plural biocatalysts)

1. (biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme, either a protein enzyme or an RNA one (a ribozyme).

   Hyponyms: enzyme, enzyme, ribozyme

Derived terms

• nanobiocatalyst

 

Related terms

• biocatalysis

Translations

biochemical catalyst

• Finnish: biokatalysaattori (fi)
• French: biocatalyseur m
• Polish: biokatalizator m