What is "zymolysis"

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

n. (context chemistry English) The action of enzymes in breaking down organic substances during fermentation

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]