"zeist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zeists [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin zea, from Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “spelt”), + -ist. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|zea}} New Latin zea, {{der|en|grc|ζειά||spelt}} Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “spelt”), {{suf|en||ist}} + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} zeist (plural zeists)
  1. (medicine, archaic, historical) One who believed that maize was the cause of pellagra. Tags: archaic, historical Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: zeism

Inflected forms

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