definition of
[zymosis]

[1] #1 zymosis n. [zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment] a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol. wn

[2] #2 zymosis n. (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus). wn