zymosis

[ zahy-moh-sis ]

noun

, plural zy·mo·ses [zahy-, moh, -seez].

1. fermentation.
2. an infectious or contagious disease.

zymosis

/ zaɪˈməʊsɪs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of zymosis¹

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

Example Sentences

But sooner or later an apparent qualitative change may take place, and an acute zymosis declare itself.

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That great chemist did not imagine that a true zymosis or fermentation occurs under the action of a virus upon the human economy.

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There were no more diseases after zymosis, so I concluded there was nothing else the matter with me.

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According to Emerson there is a mental zymosis or contagion prevailing in society at such epochs.

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