Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun zymolysis

1 sense of zymolysis

Sense 1
zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment -- (a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)
       => chemical process, chemical change, chemical action -- ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)