zyme

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaɪm/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -aɪm

Noun

zyme (plural zymes)

1. A ferment.
2. (obsolete, medicine) The morbific principle of a zymotic disease.

References

• “zyme”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Zymotic disease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia