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enzyme vs trypsin

trypsin vs enzyme

enzyme and trypsin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enzyme Yes No No No
trypsin Yes No No No
As nouns, trypsin is a hyponym of enzyme; that is, trypsin 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
  • trypsin: an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
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, polymerase, peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme, reductase, chymosin, rennin, secretase, streptodornase, streptokinase, SOD, superoxide dismutase, telomerase, transferase, urease, zymase, convertase.
enzyme (noun) trypsin (noun)
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
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