| NOUN | process | zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment | a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances |
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| process | zymosis | (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) |
| Meaning | A process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol. | |
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| Synonyms | zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment | |
| Narrower | bottom fermentation | A slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid / liquid |
| top fermentation | A violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid / liquid | |
| vinification | The process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine | |
| Broader | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
| Spanish | fermentación | |
| Catalan | fermentació | |
| Adjectives | zymotic, zymolytic | of or relating to or causing fermentation |
| Meaning | (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus). | |
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| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Narrower | fungal infection, mycosis | An inflammatory condition caused by a fungus |
| Broader | infection | (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease |
| Adjectives | zymotic | relating to or caused by infection |
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