zymological, adj.

zymological
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zymologicaladjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zymological mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zymological. 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 is the adjective zymological pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzʌɪməˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
zigh-muh-LOJ-uh-kuhl

#### U.S. English

/ˌzaɪməˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
zigh-muh-LAH-juh-kuhl

### Where does the adjective zymological come from?

Earliest known use

1820s

The earliest known use of the adjective zymological is in the 1820s.

OED's earliest evidence for zymological is from around 1828–32, in a dictionary by Noah Webster, lexicographer.

### Nearby entries

1. zymocyte, n. a1909–
2. zymodeme, n. 1978–
3. zymogen, n. 1877–
4. zymogenetic, adj. 1896–
5. zymogenic, adj. 1884–
6. zymogluconate, n. 1887–
7. zymogluconic, adj. 1886–
8. zymogram, n. 1957–
9. zymohydrolysis, n. 1903–
10. zymoid, adj. & n. 1891–
11. zymological, adj.1828–
12. zymologist, n. 1828–
13. zymology, n. 1753–
14. zymolysis, n. 1890–
15. zymolytic, adj. 1890–
16. zymome, n. 1820–31
17. zymometer, n. 1842–
18. zymophore, adj. 1900–
19. zymophoric, adj. 1902–
20. zymophyte, n. 1890–
21. zymosan, n. 1943–

## Meaning & use

1. 1828–
   Relating to zymology.
   Stressed as zymoˈlogical.
   1. 1828–32

      > Zumological, Zumologist.

      N. Webster, American Dictionary of English Language
   2. 1846

      > Zymological, Zymologist.

      J. E. Worcester, Universal Dictionary of English Language
   chemistry
   1. mago-chemical 1652
      Relating to both magic and chemistry.
   2. physico-chemical 1664–
      Of or relating to physical chemistry; of or relating to both physics and chemistry.
   3. chemico-medical 1744–
      Involving both chemistry and medicine; (in early use) spec. = chemiatric, adj. (now historical).
   4. unorganic 1775–
      Not organic, inorganic; esp. not consisting of or deriving from organic structure or matter.
   5. pneumato-chemical 1790–
      Of or relating to pneumatic chemistry; †pneumato-chemical trough = pneumatic trough, n. (obsolete).
   6. electrochemical 1808–
      Of or relating to electrochemistry; involving both electricity and chemistry.
   7. electrochemic 1813–
      = electrochemical, adj.
   8. zymological 1828–
      Relating to zymology.
   9. thermochemic 1844–
      = thermochemical, adj.
   10. photochemical 1858–
       Of or relating to the chemical action of light (or similar radiation). Cf. photochemistry, n.
   11. thermochemical 1871–
       Of or pertaining to thermochemistry.
   12. physiochemical 1881–
       = physico-chemical, adj.
   13. stoicheiometrical 1887–
   14. stereo-chemical 1890–
       Relating to stereochemistry.
   15. stoicheiometric 1892–
   16. physical-chemical 1896–
   17. zymotechnic 1896–
       Relating to the art of fermentation.
   18. zymotechnical 1900–
       = zymotechnic, adj.
   19. photochemic 1907–
       = photochemical, adj.
   20. magnetochemical 1911–
       Of or relating to magnetochemistry.
   21. immunochemical 1912–
       Of or relating to immunochemistry.
   22. radiochemical 1915–
       Of or relating to radiochemistry; considered in terms of radiochemistry.
   23. topochemical 1920–
       Chemistry. Of or pertaining to topochemistry.
   24. palaeochemical 1926–
       Of or relating to palaeochemistry.
   25. cosmochemical 1940–
       Of or pertaining to cosmochemistry.
   26. mechanochemical 1943–
       Of or relating to mechanochemistry; of or relating to mechanochemical phenomena.
   27. radiation-chemical 1946–
       Of or relating to radiation chemistry.
   28. sonochemical 1948–
       Of or relating to sonochemistry; involving or resulting from the application of ultrasound to a chemical reaction or process.
   29. stereological 1963–
       Of, relating to, or by stereology.
   30. bioinorganic 1970–
       Of or relating to both biology and inorganic chemistry; spec. designating biochemical compounds containing metal atoms (as haemoglobin…
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzʌɪməˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
zigh-muh-LOJ-uh-kuhl

### U.S. English

/ˌzaɪməˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
zigh-muh-LAH-juh-kuhl

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##### 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 /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### 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.

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##### 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 /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### 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.

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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

## Forms

### Variant forms

Also †zumological.

Originally published as part of the entry for zymo-, comb. form

zymo-, comb. form was first published in 1921; not fully revised.