a. and sb. [f. ANTI- 3 + Gr. ζῡμη leaven + -IC.] A. adj. Opposing fermentation. B. sb. A substance having this quality.
1804. T. Trotter, Drunkenness, iii. 41. Hop … possesses no superior efficacy as an antizymic.
1839. Hooper, Med. Dict., Antizymic, Applied to that which prevents fermentation.
