zymosis – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
zymosis
n.
fermentation; disease caused by fermentation
Fermentation
Fermentation is a
metabolic process that converts
sugar to acids, gases or
alcohol. It occurs in
yeast and
bacteria, and also in oxygen-starved muscle cells, as in the case of
lactic acid fermentation. Fermentation is also used more broadly to refer to the bulk growth of
microorganisms on a
growth medium, often with the goal of producing a specific chemical product. French microbiologist
Louis Pasteur is often remembered for his insights into fermentation and its microbial causes. The science of fermentation is known as
zymology.
zymosis
Noun
1. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
(synonym) zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment
(hypernym) chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
(hyponym) bottom fermentation
2. (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
(hypernym) infection
(hyponym) fungal infection, mycosis
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
Zymosis
(n.)
A zymotic disease.
(n.)
A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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