Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The chemistry of fermentation.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The science of or knowledge concerning fermentation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.

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  • noun zymurgy A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.
  • noun The science of or knowledge concerning fermentation.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)

Etymologies

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From zymo- + -logy.

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Examples

  • I heard from someone else it's going to be called the zymology zone.

    The most unfortunate event in a series of unfortunate events 2004

  • They then researched like mad, focusing on the pragmatic side of zymology.

    Getting Hopheaded in Brooklyn 2009

  • They then researched like mad, focusing on the pragmatic side of zymology.

    Getting Hopheaded in Brooklyn 2009

  • RETIRED GENERAL DAVID GRANGE, CNN MILITARY ANALYST: Well, the zymology of getting Omar and bin Laden would have been great, but -- and I think eventually that will happen, but it hasn't been done.

    CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2002 2002

  • For others, it led to a new and more subtle radicalism, as they persuaded first themselves and then the university that the differences between the sexes extended to modes of thinking -- not just in women's studies but in every other subject, from aardvarks to zymology.

    Feminism and Abortion 1990

  • "The Internet is now being used as a medium for everything from accommodation bookings to research on zymology," says Luke Blackwell, Head of Information Technology at Rosetta's London headquarters, who is also responsible for developing Rosetta's website localisation services.

    Search Engine Watch Blog 2009

  • "The Internet is now being used as a medium for everything from accommodation bookings to research on zymology," says Luke Blackwell, Head of Information Technology at Rosetta's London headquarters, who is also responsible for developing Rosetta's website localisation services.

    Search Engine Watch Blog 2009

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  • The study of fermentation.

    March 6, 2007