zymomehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zymome_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezymome, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

† zymomenoun

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

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

zymome, n. was last modified in July 2023.