zymotic

[ zahy-mot-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or caused by or as if by fermentation.
2. of or relating to zymosis.

zymotic

/ zaɪˈmɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or causing fermentation
2. relating to or caused by infection; denoting or relating to an infectious disease

Derived Forms

• zyˈmotically, adverb

Other Words From

• zy·moti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of zymotic¹

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

Example Sentences

But this is now known to be not the true remedial process with respect to the zymotic germs.

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The American Indians were accustomed to none of our zymotic diseases except malaria.

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Zyme, zīm, n. a ferment: a disease-germ—the supposed specific cause of a zymotic disease.

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While autointoxication may not be the primary cause of eczema, it augments all zymotic conditions.

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Acute inflammatory conditions may be secondary to zymotic diseases such as diphtheria, pyaemia, typhus fever and others.

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