Random Word Post – zymurgy
@oneoveralpha (434)
Brookville, Pennsylvania
January 20, 2016 2:32pm CST
I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it.
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“zymurgy – The chemistry of fermentation as applied to brewing, making of yeast, and wine making.”
I guess that sounds like the slurred answer to the question, “What do you do at the brewery?” “I work with zymurgy.”
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@oneoveralpha (434)
• Brookville, Pennsylvania
20 Jan 16
It's actually the last word in my dictionary.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
21 Jan 16
@oneoveralpha
Zygote - a cell resulting from the fusion of two gametes - is the last word in the Oxford Compact dictionary 2000 edition
Zyrian - a former term for the language Komi - is the last word the New Oxford Dictionary of English 1998 edition. but you will be pleased to know that zymurgy is the second last word.
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@oneoveralpha (434)
• Brookville, Pennsylvania
21 Jan 16
@pgiblett My parents have this 1000 page dictionary from the 1940s, I'm curious what the last word in that is. I may have to go digging for that.
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