ZYMOPLASTIC
\zˌa͡ɪməplˈastɪk], \zˌaɪməplˈastɪk], \z_ˌaɪ_m_ə_p_l_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k]\
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Fermentforming, z. substances. Syn. : thromboplastic substances, thromboplastin, thrombokinase, cytogen, coagulin. The name given by A. Schmidt to those substances in the tissues which Accelerate or favor the process of coagulation of the blood. [Gr., zyme, a ferment, + plassein, to form.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).