enzyme vs catalase

catalase vs enzyme

enzyme and catalase both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
enzyme	Yes	No	No	No
catalase	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, catalase is a hyponym of enzyme; that is, catalase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enzyme:

enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
catalase: enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water

Other hyponyms of enzyme include ADA, adenosine deaminase, amylase, cholinesterase, coagulase, collagenase, complement, Cox, cyclooxygenase, decarboxylase, de-iodinase, disaccharidase, elastase, enterokinase, histaminase, hyaluronidase, Hyazyme, spreading factor, isomerase, kinase, lipase, lysozyme, muramidase, MAO, monoamine oxidase, nitrogenase, nuclease, oxidase, oxidoreductase, papain, beta-lactamase, penicillinase, pepsin, pepsinogen, phosphatase, fibrinolysin, plasmin, polymerase, peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme, reductase, chymosin, rennin, secretase, streptodornase, streptokinase, SOD, superoxide dismutase, telomerase, transferase, trypsin, urease, zymase, convertase.

enzyme (noun)	catalase (noun)
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions	enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water

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