| zymosis | (n) 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, ferment, fermentation, fermenting |
| zymosis | (n) (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) |
| Zymosis | ‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. |