Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter Z - Page 5

Zymological (a.) Of or pertaining to zymology.

Zymologist (n.) One who is skilled in zymology, or in the fermentation of liquors.

Zymology (n.) A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.

Zymome (n.) A glutinous substance, insoluble in alcohol, resembling legumin; -- now called vegetable fibrin, vegetable albumin, or gluten casein.

Zymometer (n.) Alt. of Zymosimeter

Zymosimeter (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.

Zymophyte (n.) A bacteroid ferment.

Zymose (n.) Invertin.

Zymosis (n.) A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.

Zymosis (n.) A zymotic disease.

Zymotic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.

Zymotic (a.) Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See Zymotic disease, below.

Zythem (n.) See Zythum.

Zythepsary (n.) A brewery.

Zythum (n.) A kind of ancient malt beverage; a liquor made from malt and wheat.

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