酵素 (jiào sù) — (noun) enzyme (in biology and health products); (noun) ferment (substance causing fermentation)
Definition
In modern Chinese, 酵素 most often means 'enzyme' — the biological catalyst and the active ingredient in health/digestive products. The older sense of 'ferment' (substance causing fermentation) is now rare.
noun
enzyme (in biology and health products)ferment (substance causing fermentation)
Examples
- 酵素。Zhè zhǒng jiào sù kě yǐ bāng zhù xiāo huà dàn bái zhì.This enzyme can help digest proteins.
- 酵素。Tā měi tiān hē yì bēi hán jiào sù de yǐn liào lái tiáo lǐ cháng wèi.She drinks a glass of beverage containing enzymes every day to regulate her digestion.
- 酵素。Fā jiào guò chéng zhōng chǎn shēng de jiào sù jiā sù le huà xué fǎn yìng.The ferment produced during the fermentation process accelerates the chemical reaction.
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