zyme

American

[zahym] / zaɪm /

noun

Archaic.

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

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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