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a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

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  1. n. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
  2. The action of enzymes; also, the changes produced by such action. --Zy`mo*lyt"ic (#), a.
  3. The action of enzymes; also, the changes produced by suchaction. --Zy`mo*lyt"ic (#), a.
  4. n a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol