Zymolysis \Zy*mol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Zyme}, and {Lysis}.] (Physiol. Chem.) The action of enzymes; also, the changes produced by such action. -- {Zy`mo*lyt"ic}, a.
zymolysis n : 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}, {fermentation}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]