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

zymosis \zymo"sis\, n. nl., fr. gr. ? fermentation, fr. ?
   ferment. med.
   a a fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an
       infectious disease is believed to be developed.
   b a zymotic disease. r.
       1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

zymosis
     n 1: 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: zymolysis,
           fermentation, fermenting, ferment
     2: medicine the development and spread of an infectious
        disease especially one caused by a fungus
see also:
zymolysis fermentation fermenting ferment 

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