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zymoses

zymoses is the plural of zymosis.

Meaning of zymosis

Noun

zymosis (usually uncountable, plural zymoses)

  1. (usually) A fermentation
  2. (obsolete, 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
  3. (obsolete, usually) A zymotic disease.

Questions about zymoses

What is zymoses the plural of?
Zymoses is the plural of zymosis.

Words near zymoses in the dictionary

  1. zymosan
  2. zymosans
  3. zymoscope
  4. zymoscopes
  5. zymose
  6. zymoses
  7. zymosimeter
  8. zymosimeters
  9. zymosis
  10. zymosterol
  11. zymosterols

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