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nonenzymic

nonenzymic

8.4
Not involving enzymes
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈɛnzaɪmɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no enzimático
  • Researchers studied the nonenzymic browning of food during storage.

Examples

  • Some reactions in the body can occur through nonenzymic processes as well as enzymic ones.

  • The reaction was purely nonenzymic.

  • The chemical change was found to be nonenzymic and did not require any biological catalysts.

  • He explained the nonenzymic processes involved in the study.

  • Many biochemical reactions occur by nonenzymic pathways, which do not involve any enzymes.

  • The researchers observed nonenzymic processes that were crucial for the synthesis of certain compounds.

  • Nonenzymic reactions can sometimes lead to the production of harmful byproducts in a chemical reaction.

Synonyms

nonenzymatic
vsnonenzymic
  • Specialized
8.2

Not involving proteins that speed up chemical reactions

is the alternative written form with identical enzyme related meaning
noncatalytic
vsnonenzymic
  • Specialized
7.5

Not involving a substance that makes a chemical reaction go faster

refers specifically to absence of enzyme involvement rather than catalysts

Antonyms

enzymatic
  • Specialized
3 6.7

About special substances in living things that help chemical reactions

Surface Forms

nonenzymic positive

Morphology

nonenzymic = enzymic (transparent) = non + enzyme + ic

Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'non-' to the adjective 'enzymic', yielding a straightforward negated adjective.

Etymology

Nonenzymic starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from enzyme, a natural 'helper' that 'speeds up' chemical reactions in the body. So nonenzymic describes a change or process that happens 'without' these enzyme helpers.