plastizyme (English, noun)
expansion: plastizyme (plural plastizymes)
Senses:
glosses: Any of a type of molecularly imprinted polymer engineered to function as an enzyme, being a catalyst to aid breakdown of molecules, for industrial uses and in environmental remediation.
glosses: Any of many plastic-degrading enzymes: ones capable of catalyzing the breakdown of bonds in synthetic polymers. Some have evolved in nature (within plastivores) and others have been bioengineered.
Forms:
form: plastizymes
tags: plural