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ZYMOLOGY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)
Synonyms:
zymology; zymurgy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("zymology" is a kind of...):
biochemistry (the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry)