Coenzyme

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A nonproteinaceous organic substance that usually contains a vitamin or mineral and combines with a specific protein, the apoenzyme, to form an active enzyme system.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a molecule that is essential for the activity of some enzymes; it may exist free in solution within a living organism, but functions by binding to an enzyme to assist in catalyzing a reaction. The molecule itself may be temporarily changed during the reaction, but is ultimately restored to its original form. Many vitamins function as coenzymes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    molecule   
    Form
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    inspect    reality    3-101    Mr.    ==========