See Also: zymo-(medicine)
zymo-(dictionary)

oft (oh) and zymo- (iou)


oft (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin:]
often
oft-repeated/quoted etc
::oft-repeated advice

zymo- (iou)



zymo- combining form. Also zumo-; before a vowel also zym-.
[from Greek zume leaven: see -O-.]
Forming terms in Biology & Biochemistry pertaining to enzymes or fermentation.
'zymodeme noun a closely related subpopulation within one taxon, distinguished on the basis of the degree of similarity of certain enzymes L20.
zymogram noun a strip of electrophoretic medium showing enzymes separated by a technique such as zone electrophoresis M20.
zymo'logical adjective pertaining to or concerned with zymology E19.
zy'mologist noun an expert in or student of zymology E19.
zy'mology noun the branch of biochemistry that deals with the action of enzymes in fermentation; enzymology: M18.
zy'molysis noun decomposition by means of enzymes; esp. fermentation: L19.
zymo'lytic adjective pertaining to or involving zymolysis L19.
zy'mometer noun an instrument for measuring the degree of fermentation in a fermenting liquor M19.
zymophore,
zymo'phoric adjectives (now rare) designating a group of atoms in an enzyme, or in the receptors of a living cell, to which the enzymic activity is attributed E20.
zymo'plastic adjective producing an enzyme or enzymes M20.
zymosan noun [after glucosan] an insoluble polysaccharide of the cell wall of yeast, used in the assay of properdins M20.
zymo'simeter noun (now rare) = zymometer E18.
zymo'technic,
zymo'technical adjectives of or pertaining to zymotechnics L19.
zymo'technics noun the branch of science that deals with the production and control of fermentation; zymurgy: L19.
zymotech'nologist noun an expert in or student of zymotechnology L19.
zymotech'nology noun = zymotechnics E20.