1. Noun
A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.
2. Noun
A zymotic disease.
3. Noun
(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
4. Noun
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
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