zymosis -
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
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; "top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation"
zymosis -
(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
infection (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
medical specialty,
medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
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Wiktionary
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zymosis -
A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.
zymosis -
A zymotic disease.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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zymosis Any enzymatic transformation of organic substrates, especially carbohydrates, generally accompanied by the evolution of gas.
