zymolysis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Zymolysis \Zy*mol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Zyme}, and {Lysis}.]
   (Physiol. Chem.)
   The action of enzymes, such as digestion or fermentation;
   also, the changes produced by such action. -- {Zy`mo*lyt"ic},
   a.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

[email protected]