Biocatalyst Definition

bīō-kătl-ĭst
noun
A substance, as an enzyme or hormone, that activates or speeds up a biochemical reaction.
Webster's New World
A substance, especially an enzyme, that initiates or modifies the rate of a chemical reaction in a living body; a biochemical catalyst.
American Heritage Medicine

(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme.

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Singular:
biocatalyst
Plural:
biocatalysts

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