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zymolysis

American

[zahy-mol-uh-sis] / zaɪˈmɒl ə sɪs /

noun

Biochemistry.

the digestive and fermentative action of enzymes.

zymolysis British

/ zaɪˈmɒlɪsɪs /

noun

Also called: zymosis. the process of fermentation

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zymolytic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of zymolysis

First recorded in 1885–90; zymo- + -lysis

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