Zymology
(formerly) the science dealing with fermentation and the action of enzymes; enzymology.
historical examples
zymogen′ic; zy′moid, like a ferment; zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology.
chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 4 of 4: s-z and supplements) various
noun
the chemistry of fermentation
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the digestive and fermentative action of enzymes. noun the process of fermentation also called zymosis zymolysis zy·mol·y·sis (zī-mŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. fermentation.
- Zymometer
an instrument for measuring the degree of fermentation. noun an instrument for estimating the degree of fermentation
- Zymosis
. an infectious or contagious disease. historical examples there were no more diseases after zymosis, so i concluded there was nothing else the matter with me. three men in a boat jerome k. jerome noun (pl) -ses (-siːz) (med) any infectious disease the development process or spread of such a disease another name for zymolysis […]
- Zymotic
pertaining to or caused by or as if by fermentation. of or relating to . historical examples zyme, zīm, n. a ferment: a disease-germ—the supposed specific cause of a zymotic disease. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 4 of 4: s-z and supplements) various oh, auntie, ‘zymotic’ is a funny word for you to be so […]
- Zymurgist
noun a scientist who studies the chemical process of fermentation in brewing and distilling; also, by extension, a brewer