See Also:

incandesce (iou) and Km (medicine)


incandesce (iou)



incandesce verb. L19.
[Back-form. from INCANDESCENT.]
verb intrans. Be or become incandescent; glow with heat. L19.
verb trans. Make incandescent; cause to glow. rare. L19.

Km (medicine)


Km
<chemistry> A kinetic parameter used to characterise an enzyme, defined as the concentration of substrate that permits half maximal rate of reaction.

An analogous constant Ka is used to describe binding reactions, in which case it is the concentration at which half the receptors are occupied.