zymosis
A fermentationA fermentation
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A fermentation
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed, seen as similar to the process of fermentation, and caused by so-called microzymes, also known as zymes.
zymosis of a healthy organism
(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A zymotic disease.
Origin
From zym- + -osis.From zym- + -osis.
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Forms
plural: zymoses| Singular | zymosis |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol:zymolysisfermentationfermentingferment
Word family
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