zymurgy/ˈzaɪˌmɜːd͡ʒi/EtymologyFrom zym- (prefix meaning ‘fermentation’) + -urgy (suffix denoting a technique for working with something), modelled after metallurgy.nounSynonym of zymology (“the chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beermaking and winemaking”).“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.”The practice of using fermentation to produce alcoholic beverages.“Of Zymurgy I little know, / Perhaps because I little knead, / And can but make a sorry show / In singing liaisons of feed, / Flour, fodder,— […]”