AZYM; AZYME
Az"ym, Az"yme, n. Etym: [F. azyme unleavened, L. azymus, fr. Gr.
Defn: Unleavened bread.
AZYMIC
A*zym"ic, a.
Defn: Azymous.
AZYMITE
Az"y*mite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. azymite.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; — a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the Latins.
AZYMOUS
Az"y*mous, a. Etym: [See Azym.]
Defn: Unleavened; unfermented. "Azymous bread." Dunglison.
B
Defn: is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 196,220.) It is etymologically related to p , v , f , w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. pear; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr.ptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.