zein |
| noun
- A protein derived from corn / maize, having many industrial applications.
| | zymase |
| noun
- (enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyzes the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.
| zymogen |
| noun - (Physiol. Chem.) A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a ferment.
| zymology |
| noun
- (context, zymurgy) A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.
- The science of or knowledge concerning fermentation.
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