Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zyme

/zaɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: zyme
IPA: /zaɪm/

18

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Synonym of microzyme.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs Proto-Indo-European *yúHs-meh₂ Ancient Greek ζύμη (zúmē)bor. English zyme Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

zymes (plural)

Derived Forms

erythrozyme microzyme

Synonyms

microzyme

Rhymes With

time crime prime safe prime climb lime enzyme dime paradigm rhyme sublime slime

Questions

How do you pronounce zyme?: The recorded pronunciation is /zaɪm/.
What does zyme mean?: A ferment.
Where does zyme come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs Proto-Indo-European *yúHs-meh₂ Ancient Greek ζύμη (zúmē)bor. English zyme Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”).

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