zymolysis, n.

zymolysis
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zymolysis_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 1921; not fully revised

# zymolysisnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zymolysis mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zymolysis. 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 noun zymolysis?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1890 | 0.0034
1900 | 0.0031
1910 | 0.0027
1920 | 0.0024
1930 | 0.0019
1940 | 0.0012
1950 | 0.0007
1960 | 0.0005
1970 | 0.0003
1980 | 0.0002
1990 | 0.0002
2000 | 0.0002
2010 | 0.0002

### How is the noun zymolysis pronounced?

#### British English

/zʌɪˈmɒlᵻsɪs/
zigh-MOL-uh-siss

#### U.S. English

/zaɪˈmɑləsəs/
zigh-MAH-luh-suhss

### Where does the noun zymolysis come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the noun zymolysis is in the 1890s.

OED's only evidence for zymolysis is from 1890, in a paper by A. S. Lea.

### Nearby entries

1. zymogenetic, adj. 1896–
2. zymogenic, adj. 1884–
3. zymogluconate, n. 1887–
4. zymogluconic, adj. 1886–
5. zymogram, n. 1957–
6. zymohydrolysis, n. 1903–
7. zymoid, adj. & n. 1891–
8. zymological, adj. 1828–
9. zymologist, n. 1828–
10. zymology, n. 1753–
11. zymolysis, n.1890–
12. zymolytic, adj. 1890–
13. zymome, n. 1820–31
14. zymometer, n. 1842–
15. zymophore, adj. 1900–
16. zymophoric, adj. 1902–
17. zymophyte, n. 1890–
18. zymosan, n. 1943–
19. zymoscope, n. 1868–
20. zymosimeter, n. 1704–
21. zymosis, n. 1842–

## Etymology

Greek λύσις loosening.

## Meaning & use

1. 1890–
   Decomposition by means of an (esp. an unorganized) ferment.
   Stressed as zyˈmolysis.
   1. 1890

      > I would suggest that the word ‘zymolysis’ might be.. used to denote generally the changes produced by the enzymes or unorganised ferments.

      A. S. Lea in Journal of Physiology vol. 11 254 (note)
   chemistry
   1. zymolysis 1890–
      Decomposition by means of an (esp. an unorganized) ferment.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/zʌɪˈmɒlᵻsɪs/
zigh-MOL-uh-siss

### U.S. English

/zaɪˈmɑləsəs/
zigh-MAH-luh-suhss

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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.

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 /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.

####

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

zymolysis typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

zymolysis 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 data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of zymolysis, n., 1890–2010

* 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
--- | ---
1890 | 0.0034
1900 | 0.0031
1910 | 0.0027
1920 | 0.0024
1930 | 0.0019
1940 | 0.0012
1950 | 0.0007
1960 | 0.0005
1970 | 0.0003
1980 | 0.0002
1990 | 0.0002
2000 | 0.0002
2010 | 0.0002

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

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