zymoid, a. and n.
(ˈzaɪmɔɪd)
[f. Gr. ζύµη: see zymo- and -oid.]
a. adj. Resembling a ferment. b. n. A substance having a relation to a ferment analogous to that of a toxoid to the corresponding toxin.
| 1891 Cent. Dict. 1900 [see zymophore s.v. zymo-]. |