zymome, n.

zymome
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# † zymomenoun

## Earlier version

- zymome in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zymome mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zymome. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1830s.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### Where does the noun zymome come from?

Earliest known use

1820s

The earliest known use of the noun zymome is in the 1820s.

OED's earliest evidence for zymome is from 1820, in the writing of Thomas Thomson, chemist.

zymome is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Italian.

Etymons: Latin zymōma; Italian zimoma.

### Nearby entries

1. zymogluconate, n. 1887–
2. zymogluconic, adj. 1886–
3. zymogram, n. 1957–
4. zymohydrolysis, n. 1903–
5. zymoid, adj. & n. 1891–
6. zymological, adj. 1828–
7. zymologist, n. 1828–
8. zymology, n. 1753–
9. zymolysis, n. 1890–
10. zymolytic, adj. 1890–
11. zymome, n.1820–31
12. zymometer, n. 1842–
13. zymophore, adj. 1900–
14. zymophoric, adj. 1902–
15. zymophyte, n. 1890–
16. zymosan, n. 1943–
17. zymoscope, n. 1868–
18. zymosimeter, n. 1704–
19. zymosis, n. 1842–
20. zymotechnic, adj. 1896–
21. zymotechnical, adj. 1900–

## Etymology

### Summary

Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Italian.
Etymons: Latin zymōma; Italian zimoma.
< modern Latin zymōma, Italian zimoma (Taddei), < Greek ζύμωμα fermented mixture, < ζυμοῦν: see zymosis n.

## Meaning & use

Chemistry. Obsolete.

1. 1820–31
   A name for that constituent of gluten which is insoluble in alcohol. Also called † zymomin noun Obsolete
   1. [1820

      > D. Taddei..having under~taken researches in fermentation,..in various cases has ascertained that the gluten of wheat is composed of two substances, perfectly distinct from each other, one of which he has named gloiodina, and the other zimoma.

      Quarterly Journal of Science & Arts January 377]
   2. 1820

      > M. Taddey..has lately ascertained that the gluten of wheat may be decomposed into two principles, which he has distinguished by the names, gliadine..and zimome.

      T. Thomson in Annals of Philosophy May 390
   3. 1823

      > Zimome is obtained pure by boiling gluten in alcohol.

      W. Henry, Elements of Experimental Chemistry (ed. 9) vol. II. x. 252
   4. 1830

      > Zimomin is of a dirty white colour, hard, and without any of the elasticity which gluten possesses.

      M. Donovan, Domestic Economy vol. I. x. 345
   5. 1831

      > Zymome.

      T. P. Jones, New Conversations on Chemistry xxix. 292
   chemistry
   1. zymome 1820–31
      A name for that constituent of gluten which is insoluble in alcohol. Also called zymomin n. Obsolete
   2. zymomin 1820–31
      A name for that constituent of gluten which is insoluble in alcohol. Also called zymomin n. Obsolete
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## Forms

### Variant forms

Also zimome.

zymome, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zymome, n. was last modified in July 2023.