zymosis

zy·mo·sis  (z-mss)

n. pl. zy·mo·ses (-sz)

1. Fermentation.

2. Medicine

a. The process of infection.

b. An infectious disease, especially one caused by a fungus.

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[Greek zmsis, from zmoun, to leaven, from zm, leaven.]

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zy·motic (-mtk) adj.

zy·moti·cal·ly adv.

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zymosis Rare.

1. a process, similar to fermentation, thought to be the cause of infectious disease.
2. a disease so caused. See also fermentation — zymotic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

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fermentation. See also disease and illness. — zymotic adj.

See also: Fermentation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 fermenting, zymolysis, fermentation, ferment 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 chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved 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" vinification - the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine
	2.	zymosis - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques infection - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease fungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus