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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: zymoscope, zymosimeter
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek ζυμόω (zumóō, “to leaven”). By surface analysis, zymo- + -meter.
