zymolysis

Other forms of zymolysis

plural

zymolysises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about zymolysis

What does zymolysis mean?

zymolysis means "a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol".

How many syllables are in zymolysis?

zymolysis has 4 syllables: zy-mo-ly-sis. The stress falls on "mo".

What is another word for zymolysis?

Close synonyms include zymosis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zymolysis a common word?

zymolysis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.