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zymolysis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Zymolysis \Zy*mol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Zyme}, and {Lysis}.] (Physiol. Chem.) The action of enzymes; also the changes produced by such action -- {Zy`mo*lyt"ic}, a. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: zymolysis n : a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: {zymosis}, {fermentation}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]
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