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zymosis

Noun

zy=mo=sis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

zymosis(n = noun.process) ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis - 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 zymotic₁

zymosis(n = noun.process) Array - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus); Array

has particulars: fungal infection, mycosis

Derived form adjective zymotic₂

zymosis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fermentation, fr. ferment.].

A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed. [1913 Webster]

zymosis, n. archaic fermentation.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk zumosis (as ZYMASE)

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