zymology

== English == === Etymology === From zymo- (prefix meaning ‘fermentation’) +‎ -logy (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /zaɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ (General American) IPA(key): /zaɪˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Hyphenation: zy‧mo‧logy === Noun === zymology (uncountable) The chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beermaking and winemaking; zymurgy. A treatise on the use of fermentation to produce liquors. ==== Alternative forms ==== zumology (dated) ==== Derived terms ==== zymologic zymological zymologist ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “zymology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “zymology”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes V (Simular–Z), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. zymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia