plastizyme

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  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.