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zyme
[ zahym ]
noun
, Archaic.
- the specific principle regarded as the cause of a zymotic disease.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zyme1
First recorded in 1880–85, zyme is from the Greek word zȳ́mē leaven
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Example Sentences
Zyme, zīm, n. a ferment: a disease-germ—the supposed specific cause of a zymotic disease.
From Project Gutenberg
Zyme, name of a germ presumed to be the cause of zymotic diseases.
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