Found 2 items, similar to zymosis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: zymosis
zymosis
n 1: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to
break down into simpler substances; especially, the
anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn:
zymolysis,
fermentation,
fermenting,
ferment]
2: (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious
disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Zymosis
Zymosis
\Zy*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fermentation, fr. ?
ferment.] (Med.)
(a) A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an
infectious disease is believed to be developed.
(b) A zymotic disease. [R.]
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