-zyme Definition

zīm
suffix
Enzyme.
Lysozyme.
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noun
A ferment or enzyme.
Webster's New World
The specific cause of a zymotic disease.
Webster's New World
The definition of a zyme is an enzyme or the origin of an old medical theory that many contagious diseases were caused by enzymes that fermented in the body.
An example of a zyme is a bacteria that was believed to cause fermentation and cause typhoid fever in the 1800s.
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Other Word Forms of -zyme

Noun

Singular:
-zyme
Plural:
zymes

Origin of -zyme

  • From Ancient Greek ζύμη (zumÄ“, “leaven").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Greek zūmē leaven

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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