See Also: enzymolysis(medicine)

denture (iou) and enzymolysis (medicine)


denture (iou)



denture noun3. L19.
[French, from dent tooth: see -URE.]
sing. & (usu.) in pl. A set of (esp. artificial) teeth.
denturist noun a maker of artificial dentures M20.

enzymolysis (medicine)


enzymolysis


1. The splitting or cleavage of a substance into smaller parts by means of enzymatic action.

2. Lysis by the action of an enzyme.

Origin: enzyme + G. Lysis, dissolution