zymosis
noun
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Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- chemical process hypernym
- bottom fermentation hyponym
- top fermentation hyponym
- vinification hyponym
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Sense 2 noun
(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
Types & categories
- infection hypernym
- fungal infection hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sour |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ferment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | zymotic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottom fermentation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | top fermentation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vinification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | zymotic |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | infection |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fungal infection |