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zymosis

zymosis noun: a fermentation.

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.

Forms of zymosis

pluralzymoses

Origin of zymosis

From zym- + -osis.

Questions about zymosis

What does zymosis mean?
Zymosis means a fermentation.
What part of speech is zymosis?
Zymosis is a noun.
What is the plural of zymosis?
The plural of zymosis is zymoses.

Words near zymosis in the dictionary

  1. zymoscopes
  2. zymose
  3. zymoses
  4. zymosimeter
  5. zymosimeters
  6. zymosis
  7. zymosterol
  8. zymosterols
  9. zymosterone
  10. zymosthenic
  11. zymotechnic

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