zymosis

[ zahy-moh-sis ]

noun,plural zy·mo·ses

[zahy-moh-seez]. /zaɪˈmoʊ siz/.

fermentation.
an infectious or contagious disease.

Origin of zymosis

1835–45; <New Latin zȳmōsis<Greek zȳ́mōsis, equivalent to zȳmō-, variant stem of zȳmoûn to leaven, ferment (derivative of zȳ́mē leaven) + -sis-sis

Words Nearby zymosis

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How to use zymosis in a sentence

But sooner or later an apparent qualitative change may take place, and an acute zymosis declare itself.
Scientific American, September 29, 1883 Supplement. No. 404 | Various
That great chemist did not imagine that a true zymosis or fermentation occurs under the action of a virus upon the human economy.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I | Various
There were no more diseases after zymosis, so I concluded there was nothing else the matter with me.
Three Men in a Boat | Jerome K. Jerome
According to Emerson there is a mental zymosis or contagion prevailing in society at such epochs.
Platform Monologues | T. G. Tucker

British Dictionary definitions for zymosis

zymosis

/ (zaɪˈməʊsɪs) /

nounplural -ses (-siːz)

med
- any infectious disease
- the development process or spread of such a disease
another name for zymolysis

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