'Zymolysis' definitions:

Definition of 'zymolysis'

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noun
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, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment]

Definition of 'Zymolysis'

From: GCIDE
  • Zymolysis \Zy*mol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See Zyme, and Lysis.] (Physiol. Chem.) The action of enzymes, such as digestion or fermentation; also, the changes produced by such action. -- {Zy`mo*lyt"ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]