antizymotic

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ zymotic

Adjective

antizymotic (comparative more antizymotic, superlative most antizymotic)

(medicine) Preventing fermentation, decomposition, or similar enzyme activity.
Synonym: antizymic

Translations

preventing fermentation or decomposition

Portuguese: antizimótico

Noun

antizymotic (plural antizymotics)

(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.

References

“antizymotic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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