zymotic

[ zahy-mot-ik ]

/ zaɪˈmɒt ɪk /

adjective

pertaining to or caused by or as if by fermentation.

of or relating to zymosis.

Words nearby zymotic

zymogenic cell, zymology, zymolysis, zymometer, zymosis, zymotic, zymurgy, zyrian, zyryan, zyzzyva, zz

Origin of zymotic

1835–45; < Greek zȳmōtikós causing fermentation; see zymosis, -tic

OTHER WORDS FROM zymotic

zy·mot·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for zymotic

We can cite a host of zymotic diseases the occurrence of which once serves as a protection against future attacks.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Zyme, zīm, n. a ferment: a disease-germ—the supposed specific cause of a zymotic disease.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Through such contaminated water typhoid fever and other zymotic intestinal diseases are widely disseminated.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part II: The Place|Various
Scurvy and the vicious forms of zymotic disease, which depend upon starvation and vitiated atmosphere, raged unchecked.
Martyria|Augustus C. Hamlin

Endocarditis frequently occurs as a complication of rheumatism, some of the specific or zymotic fevers, specific poisoning, etc.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for zymotic

zymotic

/ (zaɪˈmɒtɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or causing fermentation

relating to or caused by infection; denoting or relating to an infectious disease

Derived forms of zymotic

zymotically, adverb

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