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Thursday, September 15, 2016

From Z to A: all the "ZYM-" words

So far, I've covered ZYMURGY (pluralized ZYMURGIES) which is the science of fermentation.

ZYMOLOGY is another name for the science of fermentation, and is pluralized ZYMOLOGIES.

ZYMOTIC is an adjective, and refers to fermentation or the spread of sickness, depending on whether you are in England or the US!

 ZYMOSIS is also fermentation, and is pluralized ZYMOSES.

All these words refer to fermentation because "zym-" is a Greek prefix meaning to FERMENT.

FERMENTATION takes place with YEAST.

So the remaining list of words also has something to do with FERMENTATION, although the Dictionary doesn't say so speciofically.

ZYMOSAN (pluralized ZYMOSANS) - an insoluble fraction of yeast cell walls.

ZYMOGRAM - pluralized ZYMOGRAMS: a record of separated proteins after electrophoresis

ZYMOGENE(S) - a ZYMOGEN(S).

ZYMOGEN(S) - a substance that develops into an ENZYME when "suitably" activated.

ZYME - pluralized ZYMES. An ENZYME(S)

ZYMASE(S) - an ENZYME(S).

So there are 13 words you can potentially make, should you have the Z, a Y and an M!

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