WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
zymo-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "ferment,'' "leaven,'' used in the formation of compound words:zymology.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] zym-. 
  • combining form representing Greek zý̄mē leaven

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
zymo-, (before a vowel)zym-
  1. indicating fermentation: zymology
Etymology: from Greek zumē leaven
'zymo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
zymogen - zymology - zymolysis - zymometer - zymosis

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