Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ZYM'IC-A'CID, or ZU'MIC-A'CID
ZYM'ATE, or ZU'MATEZYM'OME, or ZIM'OME
ZYM'IC-A'CID, or ZU'MIC-A'CID, n. [Gr. ζυμη, ferment.]
A supposed peculiar acid obtained by the acetous fermentation of vegetable substances. No such peculiar acid exists.
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