zyme

English

/zaɪm/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζύμη (leaven, sourdough).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ζύμη

Gloss

leaven, sourdough

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

antizymic English
azymic English
enzyme English
erythrozyme English
microzyme English
ribozyme English
ribozymology English
zymase English
zymic English
Enzym German
enzyme French
ζύμη Ancient Greek
ἄζυμος Ancient Greek
ζύμη Greek (modern)
ζυμάριον gkm