'Zymotic' definitions:
Definition of 'zymotic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or causing fermentation [syn: zymotic, zymolytic]
adjective
Relating to or caused by infection
Definition of 'Zymotic'
From: GCIDE
- Zymotic \Zy*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? causing to ferment, fr. ? to ferment, ? ferment, leaven.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See Zymotic disease, below. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]