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zyme

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[zahym] / zaɪm /

noun

Archaic.
  1. the specific principle regarded as the cause of a zymotic disease.


Etymology

Origin of zyme

First recorded in 1880–85, zyme is from the Greek word zȳ́mē leaven

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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.

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