zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment
(noun) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Source: WordNet® 3.1
zymolysis (uncountable)
(chemistry) The action of enzymes in breaking down organic substances during fermentation
Source: Wiktionary
Zy*mol"y*sis, n. [NL. See Zyme, and Lysis.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: The action of enzymes; also, the changes produced by such action. --Zy`mo*lyt"ic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
