Zym-
a combining form meaning “ferment,” “leaven,” used in the formation of compound words:
zymology.
combining form
indicating fermentation: zymology
zymo- pref.
Fermentation: zymogenic.
Enzyme: zymogram.
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- Zymase
the complex of enzymes obtained from yeast, also occurring in bacteria and other organisms, that acts in alcoholic fermentation and other forms of glycolysis. Historical Examples Hans von Euler-Chelpin isolated one part of zymase, which remains active even after heating its solution to the boiling point. Smithsonian Institution – United States National Museum – Bulletin […]
- Zyme
the specific principle regarded as the cause of a zymotic disease. Historical Examples zyme, zīm, n. a ferment: a disease-germ—the supposed specific cause of a zymotic disease. Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) Various zyme, name of a germ presumed to be the cause of zymotic diseases. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia […]
- Zymes
the specific principle regarded as the cause of a zymotic disease.
- Zymodeme
zymodeme zymodeme zy·mo·deme (zī’mə-dēm’) n. An isozyme pattern, identified electrophoretically.
- Zymogen
any of various enzyme precursor molecules that may change into an enzyme as a result of catalytic change. Historical Examples zymogen′ic; Zy′moid, like a ferment; Zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology. Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) Various During ordinary secretion, however, these granules of zymogen do not entirely disappear from […]