1. zymosis(n = noun.process) ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis - a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol;
is a kind of chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
has particulars: bottom fermentation, top fermentation, vinification
Derived form adjective zymotic1
2. zymosis(n = noun.process) - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus);
is a kind of infection
has particulars: fungal infection, mycosis
Derived form adjective zymotic2
A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed. [1913 Webster]
zymosis, n. archaic fermentation.
Etymology:
mod.L f. Gk zumosis (as ZYMASE)