ensümaatiliste

Ensümaatiliste is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective ensümaatiline, meaning enzymatic or relating to enzymes. In scientific Estonian, this form is used to indicate that the nouns it modifies pertain to enzymes or enzymatic processes, rather than naming a separate field.

The word functions as a grammatical modifier within noun phrases. For example, ensümaatiliste reaktsioonide mehhanismid refers to the mechanisms of enzymatic reactions, and ensümaatiliste protsesside kiirus describes the rate of enzymatic processes. Because it is an adjective in the genitive plural, it typically appears in contexts where the following noun is in the genitive case or where the phrase is part of a larger scientific statement.

Relation to other terms: the base noun is ensüüm (enzyme). Related concepts include enzymology and biochemistry, which study enzymes and their reactions. While ensümaatiliste is commonly seen in technical writing, it is not a standalone field or category; it is a grammatical form used to express enzymatic characteristics in Estonian syntax.

Usage notes: as with many Estonian adjectives, ensümaatiline and its inflected forms must agree with the noun they describe in number and case. In translations, this term is usually rendered as “enzymatic” or “enzymatic-process” when part of a larger noun phrase.