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zymolysis

zy·mo·ly·sis

UK/zaɪˈmɒlɪsɪs/ uncommon

noun

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a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

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From zymo- + -lysis.

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