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The chemistry of fermentation
Answer for the clue "The chemistry of fermentation ", 7 letters:
zymurgy
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
branch of chemistry which deals with wine-making and brewing, 1868, from Greek zymo- , comb. form of zyme "a leaven" (from PIE root *yeue- ; see juice ) + -ourgia "a working," from ergon "work" (see organ ).\n \nThe last word in many standard English dictionaries ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beer and wine making.
Usage examples of zymurgy.
Besides the shipwright's kit, I am equipped with the auberge's survival gear (very impressive) and what they call a Smallholder Unit, tools and decamole appliances for setting up light housekeeping on a subsistence farm, together with a few packets of seeds and a large fleck library with a raft of "how-to" books on every subject from animal husbandry to zymurgy.