Word
zymolysis
/zaiˈmɔlisis/
noun
发酵；酶解（作用）
zymolysis
- 1.
The action of enzymes in breaking down organic substances during fermentation
咄咄逼人的；趾高气扬的
- 2.
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
一种过程中,某种物质使有机物分解为更简单的物质；尤其是糖在无氧条件下分解为酒精
咄咄逼人的；趾高气扬的；一种过程中,某种物质使有机物分解为更简单的物质；尤其是糖在无氧条件下分解为酒精；发酵；酶解(作用)；[化] 酶解; 酶解作用; 发酵
In use
The winemaker explained that zymolysis turns the sugars in grape juice into alcohol.
During zymolysis, the yeast breaks down sugar without needing oxygen.
Scientists study zymolysis to better understand how organic matter decomposes.
zymolysis [verb]s
动词常为 occur, take place, proceed。
Zymolysis occurs in the absence of oxygen.
酶解作用发生在缺氧条件下。
[verb] zymolysis
动词常为 undergo, cause, facilitate。
Yeast undergoes zymolysis to convert sugar into ethanol.
酵母进行酶解作用，将糖转化为乙醇。
the [adjective] zymolysis of [noun]
常用形容词如 anaerobic, alcoholic, bacterial。
Connections
Confusing words
- zymosis
- 发酵；感染 · zymolysis 专指酶解作用，而 zymosis 既可指发酵，也可指传染病（如酵母感染），后者意义不同。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常不可数，指发酵或酶解过程
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