Zymolysis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zymolysis \Zy*mol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Zyme}, and {Lysis}.]
     (Physiol. Chem.)
     The action of enzymes, such as digestion or fermentation;
     also, the changes produced by such action. -- {Zy`mo*lyt"ic},
     a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zymolysis
       n : a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to
           break down into simpler substances; especially, the
           anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: {zymosis},
            {fermentation}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]