zymosan

noun

zy·mo·san ˈzī-mə-ˌsan

: an insoluble largely polysaccharide fraction of yeast cell walls

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Etymology

zym- + -osan (as in hexosan)

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1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of zymosan was in 1943

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zymosan

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