The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromζύμωσις“fermentation”
- English todayzymosimeter
From Ancient Greek ζύμωσις (zúmōsis, “fermentation”), and English -i- and -meter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek ζύμωσις (zúmōsis, “fermentation”), and English -i- and -meter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.