zymophoreadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zymophore mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zymophore. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the adjective zymophore?
| 1900 | 0.021 |
| 1910 | 0.017 |
| 1920 | 0.015 |
| 1930 | 0.013 |
| 1940 | 0.011 |
| 1950 | 0.0051 |
| 1960 | 0.0019 |
| 1970 | 0.0008 |
| 1980 | 0.0004 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |
How is the adjective zymophore pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective zymophore come from?
Earliest known use
1900s
The earliest known use of the adjective zymophore is in the 1900s.
OED's only evidence for zymophore is from 1900, in U.S. Department of Agric. Bureau Anim. India.
Nearby entries
- zymogram, n.1957–
- zymohydrolysis, n.1903–
- zymoid, adj. & n.1891–
- zymological, adj.1828–
- zymologist, n.1828–
- zymology, n.1753–
- zymolysis, n.1890–
- zymolytic, adj.1890–
- zymome, n.1820–31
- zymometer, n.1842–
- zymophore, adj.1900–
- zymophoric, adj.1902–
- zymophyte, n.1890–
- zymosan, n.1943–
- zymoscope, n.1868–
- zymosimeter, n.1704–
- zymosis, n.1842–
- zymotechnic, adj.1896–
- zymotechnical, adj.1900–
- zymotechnologist, n.1896–
- zymotechny, n.1860–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1900–In Ehrlich's theory of immunization, applied to a particular group of atoms in a ferment, or in the receptors of a living cell, to which the fermentative action is due (analogous to the toxophore group in a toxin).Stressed as ˈzymophore.
- 1900
The hypothesis of Morgenroth in regard to the existence of a haptophore group and the [sic; ? a] zymophore group in the labile ferment has been recently verified by Myers and Bashford, who have discovered zymoids analogous to the toxoids.
U.S. Department of Agric. Bureau Anim. India 257 (Cent. Dict. Supplement)
the world life biology substance process stimulators or inhibitors immunogen or antigen [adjectives] immunization theory: groups of atoms- haptophorous1898–= haptophoric, adj.
- haptophore1899–Of the nature of a haptophore; haptophoric. Now chiefly historical with reference to the theories of Paul Ehrlich.
- haptophoric1900–Of the nature of a haptophore (haptophore, n.); of or relating to a haptophore.
- zymophore1900–In Ehrlich's theory of immunization, applied to a particular group of atoms in a ferment, or in the receptors of a living cell, to which the…
- zymophoric1902–= zymophore, adj.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Frequency
zymophore typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zymophore is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zymophore, adj., 1900–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.021 |
| 1910 | 0.017 |
| 1920 | 0.015 |
| 1930 | 0.013 |
| 1940 | 0.011 |
| 1950 | 0.0051 |
| 1960 | 0.0019 |
| 1970 | 0.0008 |
| 1980 | 0.0004 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |