THE FIRST WORD

zymic

PRONUNCIATION:

(ZAI-mik) 

MEANING:

adjective: Relating to fermentation.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek zym- (ferment). Earliest documented use: 1817.

USAGE:

"The figs squelched and split apart, emitting a zymic gas that made her mouth and nose curl back."
Paul David Adkin; Purgatory; Nubooks; 2013.