zymosis zymosis /zaɪˈmoʊsɪs/

noun

1. (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)  ( zymosis )
   (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
   
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  ( ferment , fermenting , zymolysis , fermentation , zymosis )
   a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
     Yeast carries out fermentation to convert sugar into alcohol.
   Yeast carries out fermentation to convert sugar into alcohol.