zymolysis

Adjective, Noun

zy=mol=y=sis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

zymolysis(n = noun.process) ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymosis - a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol; Array

has particulars: bottom fermentation, top fermentation, vinification

is a kind of chemical action, chemical change, chemical process

Derived form adjective zymolytic₁

zymolysis, n. [NL. See Zyme, and Lysis.].

The action of enzymes, such as digestion or fermentation; also, the changes produced by such action. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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