zymosis

English

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(See the entry for “zymosis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Etymology

zym- +‎ -osis

Noun

zymosis (plural zymoses)

  1. A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.
  2. A zymotic disease.

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