noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/zaɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/
General-American:/zaɪˈmɑləd͡ʒi/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
1
noun
Meaning 1
The chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beermaking and winemaking; zymurgy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A treatise on the use of fermentation to produce liquors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: zymurgy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: biochemistry
History
Etymology
From zymo- (prefix meaning ‘fermentation’) + -logy (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject).
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
علم التخمير
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Belarusian:
зімалогія
(zimalóhija)
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Bulgarian:
наука за ферментацията
(nauka za fermentacijata)
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Chinese Mandarin:
釀造學 /酿造学
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Esperanto:
zimologio
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Finnish:
tsymologia
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
French:
zymologie
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Galician:
cimoloxía
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Ido:
zimologio
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Italian:
zimologia
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Japanese:
醸造学
(jōzōgaku)
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Norwegian Bokmål:
zymologi
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Persian:
مخمرشناسی
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Polish:
zymologia
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Portuguese:
zimologia
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Russian:
зимоло́гия
(zimológija)
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Spanish:
zimología
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Spanish:
cimología
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Tamil:
நொதித்தல் பற்றிய அறிவியல் ஆய்வு
(notittal paṟṟiya aṟiviyal āyvu)
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Turkish:
zimoloji
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Ukrainian:
зимологія
(zymolohija)
— chemistry of fermentation with yeasts
Chinese Mandarin:
釀造論 /酿造论
— treatise on the use of fermentation to produce liquors
Finnish:
tsymologia
— treatise on the use of fermentation to produce liquors
Ido:
zimologio
— treatise on the use of fermentation to produce liquors
Khmer:
កិណ្ឌនវិទ្យា
(kin deak neak vi tyea)
— treatise on the use of fermentation to produce liquors
Polish:
zymologia
— treatise on the use of fermentation to produce liquors