Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ZYM'OME, or ZIM'OME
ZYM'IC-A'CID, or ZU'MIC-A'CIDZY-THEP'SA-RY
ZYM'OME, or ZIM'OME, n. [Gr. ζυμη.]
One of the supposed proximate principles of the gluten of wheat. It is a tough substance insoluble in alcohol. There are doubts as respects the existence of zymome as a truly distinct substance.
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