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zymology

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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