Ko te whākōkī: He matū ka whakatere ake, ka whakangāwari ake rānei i tētahi tauhohe matū. Heoi anō, kāore te whākōkī e tauhohe, kāore hoki e whakapaungia (RP 2009:454). / Catalyst: A substance which makes a chemical reaction faster or easier to carry out, but is not involved in the reaction, or does not get used up (RP 2009:454).

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Ko te pētini te ingoa o te pūmua whākōkī kei roto i te waikawa puku (RP 2009:349). / Pepsin is the name of the enzyme in gastric acid.

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Ko te whākōkī hūware o roto i te hūware o te tangata, hei wāwāhi i te māngaro, e tutuki ai te tukanga nakunaku kai (RP 2009:343). / Amylase is an enzyme contained in human saliva which breaks down starch during the digestion process (RP 2009:343).

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Kei roto i te wai nakunaku ka whakaputaina e te repe tiaki huka, ko te whākōkī ngako, koia hei wāwāhi i te ngako i roto i te kōpiro (RP 2009:343). / The digestive juice produced by the pancreas contains lipase, an enzyme which breaks down the lipids in the intestine (RP 2009:343).

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