micro zyme (mik'ro-zym)

Of Bechamp, minute particles in the granules and fluids of living matter, constituting, with a ferment (zymose) secreted by them, protoplasm. According to him, they are living organisms capable of exciting fermentation and putrefaction, and capable of developing into and forming from bacteria. He alleges that they occur as organized primary cells in the liver, in the yolk of egg, and in the pancreas, and that they are readily obtained, particularly in winter, by grinding the pancreatic gland with water containing a little alcohol, and by filtering and washing. When obtained from the pancreas of an ox, they resemble beer yeast. [Lat., microzyma, from Gr., mikros, small, + zyme, leaven.]