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

2 senses of zymosis

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)

Sense 2
zymosis -- ((medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus))
       => infection -- ((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)