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Wiktionary
zymenoun
A ferment.
zymenoun
The morbific principle of a zymotic disease.
Etymology: From ζύμη.
Webster Dictionary
Zymenoun
a ferment
Zymenoun
the morbific principle of a zymotic disease
Etymology: [Gr. leaven.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Zyme
zīm, n. a ferment: a disease-germ—the supposed specific cause of a zymotic disease.—n. Zy′mase, enzym, any of the unorganised ferments.—adj. Zy′mic, relating to fermentation.—ns. Zy′mite, a priest using leavened bread in the Eucharist; Zy′mogen, a substance capable of developing by internal change into a ferment.—adjs. Zymogen′ic; Zy′moid, like a ferment; Zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology.—ns. Zymol′ogist, one skilled in zymology; Zymol′ogy, the science of fermentation; Zymol′ysis, Zymō′sis, fermentation of any kind; Zymom′eter, Zymosim′eter, an instrument for measuring the degree of fermentation; Zy′mophyte, a bacterioid ferment capable of liberating fatty acids from neutral fats.—adjs. Zymotech′nic, -al, producing and utilising fermentation.—n. Zymotech′nics, the art of managing fermentation.—adj. Zymot′ic, pertaining to fermentation.—adv. Zymot′ically.—Zymotic disease, a term for diseases caused by the multiplication of a living germ introduced from without into the body. [Gr. zymē, leaven, zymōsis, fermentation.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Zyme
name of a germ presumed to be the cause of zymotic diseases.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of zyme in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of zyme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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