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zymotic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Zymotic \Zy*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? causing to ferment, fr ? to ferment, ? ferment, leaven.] 1. Of pertaining to or caused by fermentation. 2. (Med.) Designating, or pertaining to a certain class of diseases. See {Zymotic disease}, below. {Zymotic disease} (Med.), any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: zymotic adj 1: of or relating to or causing fermentation [syn: {zymolytic}] 2: relating to or caused by infection
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