zyminnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zymin mean?
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun zymin. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
zymin has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
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 noun zymin?
| 1860 | 0.0007 |
| 1870 | 0.0013 |
| 1880 | 0.0046 |
| 1890 | 0.0075 |
| 1900 | 0.0099 |
| 1910 | 0.011 |
| 1920 | 0.012 |
| 1930 | 0.012 |
| 1940 | 0.011 |
| 1950 | 0.0084 |
| 1960 | 0.0048 |
| 1970 | 0.0024 |
| 1980 | 0.0009 |
| 1990 | 0.0004 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |
How is the noun zymin pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun zymin come from?
Earliest known use
1840s
The earliest known use of the noun zymin is in the 1840s.
OED's earliest evidence for zymin is from 1842, in the writing of W. Farr.
zymin is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Greek ζύμη, ‑in suffix1.
Nearby entries
- zygotoid, n.1891–
- zygotomere, n.1899–
- -zygous, comb. form
- zygozoospore, n.1881–
- Zyklon, n.1939–
- zymad, n.1885–
- zymase, n.1875–
- zymate, n.1817–19
- zyme, n.1882–
- zymic, adj.1817–26
- zymin, n.1842–
- zyminized, adj.1888–
- zymo-, comb. form
- zymocyte, n.a1909–
- zymodeme, n.1978–
- zymogen, n.1877–
- zymogenetic, adj.1896–
- zymogenic, adj.1884–
- zymogluconate, n.1887–
- zymogluconic, adj.1886–
- zymogram, n.1957–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1.1842–= zyme n.
- 1842
The morbific principle (zymine).
W. Farr in 4th Annual Rep. Registrar-Gen. Births, Deaths, & Marriages Eng. 201 - 1842
Some..kinds of matter (zymin) are reproduced in the organization after they have been destroyed by transformation (zymosis) in attacks of disease.
W. Farr in 4th Annual Rep. Registrar-Gen. Births, Deaths, & Marriages Eng. 202
the world health ill health a disease, disorder, condition, etc. production of disease [nouns] agent or medium- infectiona1398–1871The agency, principle, or material by which (a) disease is transmitted or spread. Obsolete.
- leavena1400–1892More generally: any substance that produces (supposed) fermentation; a ferment (ferment, n. 1); a causative agent of a zymotic disease. Obsolete.
- virusa1400–Medicine. Originally: pus or other discharge produced by an ulcer or wound. Later: a substance produced within the body by a disease, esp. when…
- contagion1603–The substance or principle by which a contagious disease is transmitted; = contagium, n.
- taint1623–A contaminating, corrupting, or depraving influence, physical or moral; a cause or condition of corruption or decay; an infection.
- fomes1800–Medicine. Something that is capable of transferring a disease from one place or individual to another; spec. an object or substance that is…
- conductor1807–A medium which transmits or conveys any disease or other condition.
- infectant1832–An infecting or infectious agent.
- zymin1842–= zyme, n.
- contagium1870–spec. ‘The supposed solid or gaseous organized or unorganized substance by which infectious or contagious diseases are communicated’ (New Sydenham So…
- noxa1872–A substance, agent, condition, process, or influence that is harmful to the body.
- pathogen1880–A microorganism that causes disease. Also figurative.
- zyme1882–A name for the substance or principle causing a zymotic disease: cf. zymosis, n.
- auto-infectant1887= autointoxicant, n.
- insult1903–Medicine. Anything which tends to cause disease in or injury to the body or to disturb normal bodily processes; also, the resulting reaction, lesion…
- biological invader1939–a. A pest or pathogen; b. Ecology an organism or species that comes to populate an ecosystem to which it is not native, usually to the detriment of…
- bioinvader1959–= biological invader, n. (in either sense).
- 2.1901–A pancreatic extract used in medicine.
- 1901
Zymin,..a pancreatic extract prepared for therapeutic use.
W. A. N. Dorland, Medical Dictionary (ed. 2) 770/2
the world health healing medicines or physic medical preparations of specific origin biological product [nouns] specific- lard?1440–Fat from a pig (or occasionally another animal, typically specified), esp. the internal fat of the abdomen, extracted and clarified by rendering…
- sevumc1440–Suet, as used in pharmacy.
- larding1582–That which is used to lard something; (in early use) †fat, grease (obsolete); (later) bacon or other foods used in the culinary process of larding…
- protamine1874–Any of a class of small basic proteins which occur in association with nucleic acids in the sperm of fish and other animals.
- renin1894Medicine. A preparation made from animal kidneys, used in organotherapy. Obsolete. rare.
- serum1895–Therapeutics. The blood serum of an animal used as a therapeutic or diagnostic agent.
- sturine1896–A protamine extracted from the testicles of fish of the genus Accipenser, esp. A. sturio and A. guldenstadtii, sturgeons of the Baltic and Caspian…
- iodothyrin1897–= thyro-iodine, n.
- anti-serum1901–a. A contraction of antitoxic serum (see antitoxic, adj.). b. A serum containing a high level of antibodies, esp. one that can be used in the…
- zymin1901–A pancreatic extract used in medicine.
- heparin1918–A sulfated polysaccharide present in various body tissues and organs, esp. the liver, lungs, and muscles, and used therapeutically as an…
- Acting against the reticulum cells of the reticulo-endothelial system; spec. in antireticular cytotoxic serum (abbrev. A.C.S.), a cytotoxic serum…
- urokinase1952–An enzyme which catalyses the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin and is used in the treatment of blood clots.
- cryoprecipitate1956–A substance precipitated by the cooling of a solution or suspension; spec. (now frequently without article) a preparation rich in clotting…
- xenoantiserum1973–An antiserum rich in xenoantibodies.
Pronunciation
British 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.
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Forms
Variant forms
Also zymine.Frequency
zymin typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zymin 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 zymin, n., 1860–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 0.0007 |
| 1870 | 0.0013 |
| 1880 | 0.0046 |
| 1890 | 0.0075 |
| 1900 | 0.0099 |
| 1910 | 0.011 |
| 1920 | 0.012 |
| 1930 | 0.012 |
| 1940 | 0.011 |
| 1950 | 0.0084 |
| 1960 | 0.0048 |
| 1970 | 0.0024 |
| 1980 | 0.0009 |
| 1990 | 0.0004 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |
Compounds & derived words
- zyminized, adj. 1888–Predigested by means of zymin.