zymosis

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zymosis

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From zym- + -osis.

noun zymoses

  1. uncountable, usually A fermentation
  2. obsolete, uncountable, usually A process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed, seen as similar to the process of fermentation, and caused by so-called microzymes, also known as zymes. zymosis of a healthy organism
  3. obsolete, uncountable, usually A zymotic disease.

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@misc{zymosis_2026,
  title = {zymosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zymosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}