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zymosis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Zymosis \Zy*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? fermentation, fr ? ferment.] (Med.) a A fermentation; hence an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed. b A zymotic disease. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: zymosis n 1: the development and spread of an infectious disease 2: 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: {zymolysis}, {fermentation}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]
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