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zymurgy

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zy⋅mur⋅gy

  [zahy-mur-jee]
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–noun
the branch of applied chemistry dealing with fermentation, as in winemaking, brewing, the preparation of yeast, etc.
Origin:
1865–70; zym- + -urgy
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zy·mur·gy   (zī'mûr'jē)   
n.  The branch of chemistry that deals with fermentation processes, as in brewing.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

zymurgy 
branch of chemistry which deals with wine-making and brewing, 1868, from Gk. zymo-, comb. form of zyme "a leaven" (from PIE base *yus-; see juice) + -ourgia "a working," from ergon "work" (see urge (v.)). The last word in many standard English dictionaries; but in the OED [2nd ed.] the last word is zyxt, an obsolete Kentish form of the second person singular of see (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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