zyme
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zyme
First recorded in 1880–85, zyme is from the Greek word zȳ́mē leaven
Example Sentences
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Zyme, zīm, n. a ferment: a disease-germ—the supposed specific cause of a zymotic disease.—n.
From Project Gutenberg
This same transitional poet ticked off the z's as follows: Zero without zither zest Never zephyr-zigzags either, Nor even has the zone a zyme; But is the sceptics Zululand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Zyme, name of a germ presumed to be the cause of zymotic diseases.
From Project Gutenberg
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