ENZYMOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enzymology mean? 

• ENZYMOLOGY (noun)
  The noun ENZYMOLOGY has 1 sense:

1. the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes

  Familiarity information: ENZYMOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENZYMOLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("enzymology" is a kind of...):

biochemistry (the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry)

Derivation:

enzymologist (a person who is trained in or engaged in enzymology)