zyme

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaɪm/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -aɪm

Noun

zyme (plural zymes)

A ferment.
(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

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