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zymogen

noun /zaɪmədʒən/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 22 WWF 24
Definitions
noun

any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active

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