zy·mol·y·sis (z?-m?l??-s?s)n. Fermentation.zy?mo·lyt?ic (-m?-l?t??k) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.zymolysis (za??m?l?s?s) n (Biochemistry) biochem the process of fermentation. Also called: zymosis zymolytic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014zymolysis1. the fermentative action of enzymes.2. fermentation and its resulting changes. ? zymolytic, adj.See also: Fermentation-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.