Meanings
plural zymometers
- 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.
Synonyms: zymoscope, zymosimeter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.
Origin
- Ancient Greekζυμόω“to leaven”
- Englishzymometer
From Ancient Greek ζυμόω (zumóō, “to leaven”). By surface analysis, zymo- + -meter.
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