Noun: zymosis zI'mow-sis
- A process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
"zymosis is fundamental to the brewing of beer";
- zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting
- (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
"The zymosis of the fungal infection was rapid in the humid environment"
Type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, infection
Encyclopedia: Zymosis