'Zymogenic organism' definitions:

Definition of 'Zymogenic organism'

From: GCIDE

Zymogenic \Zym`o*gen"ic\, a. (Biol.) (a) Pertaining to, or formed by, a zymogene. (b) Capable of producing a definite zymogen or ferment. [1913 Webster]
Zymogenic organism (Biol.), a microorganism, such as the yeast plant of the Bacterium lactis, which sets up certain fermentative processes by which definite chemical products are formed; -- distinguished from a {pathogenic organism}. Cf. Micrococcus. [1913 Webster] Zymologic