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Zymurgy
//ˈzaɪˌmɜːd͡ʒi// noun
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Noun
- 1 Synonym of zymology (“the chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beermaking and winemaking”). no-plural, uncountable, usually
"ZYMURGY. A name applied to that department of technological chemistry which treats of the scientific principles of wine-making, brewing, distilling, and the preparation of yeast and vinegar,—processes in which fermentation plays the principal part."
- 2 the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling) wordnet
- 3 The practice of using fermentation to produce alcoholic beverages. no-plural, uncountable, usually
"Of Zymurgy I little know, / Perhaps because I little knead, / And can but make a sorry show / In singing liaisons of feed, / Flour, fodder,— […]"
Etymology
From zym- (prefix meaning ‘fermentation’) + -urgy (suffix denoting a technique for working with something), modelled after metallurgy.
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