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enzyme vs polymerase

polymerase vs enzyme

enzyme and polymerase both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enzyme Yes No No No
polymerase Yes No No No
As nouns, polymerase is a hyponym of enzyme; that is, polymerase 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
  • polymerase: an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA
Other hyponyms of enzyme include ADA, adenosine deaminase, amylase, cholinesterase, coagulase, collagenase, complement, catalase, 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, peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme, reductase, chymosin, rennin, secretase, streptodornase, streptokinase, SOD, superoxide dismutase, telomerase, transferase, trypsin, urease, zymase, convertase.
enzyme (noun) polymerase (noun)
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA
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