zyme

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaɪm/

Noun

zyme (plural zymes)

A ferment.
(obsolete, medicine) The morbific principle of a zymotic disease.

References

zyme in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Zymotic disease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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