ZYMOSIS
Scrabble letter values: Z10Y4M3O1S1I1S1 = 21
Definition
- noun a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances. — synonyms: zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment
- noun (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus).
Examples
- “especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol”