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ZYMOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("zymosis" is a kind of...):
infection ((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "zymosis"):
fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)
Derivation:
zymotic (relating to or caused by infection)
Sense 2
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
Synonyms:
ferment; fermentation; fermenting; zymolysis; zymosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("zymosis" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "zymosis"):
bottom fermentation (a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager)
top fermentation (a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale)
vinification (the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine)
Derivation:
zymotic (of or relating to or causing fermentation)
