zymotic — [zī mät′ik] adj. [Gr zymōtikos, causing to ferment < zymoun, to ferment < zymē, a ferment: see ZYME] 1. of, causing, or caused by or as by, fermentation 2. designating or of an infectious disease caused by an enzyme … English World dictionary
zymotic — /zaɪˈmɒtɪk/ (say zuy motik) adjective 1. relating to, or caused by or as if by fermentation. Compare zymosis. 2. relating to a zymotic disease. {Greek zymōtikos causing fermentation} …
zymotic — adj. archaic of or relating to fermentation. Phrases and idioms: zymotic disease archaic an epidemic, endemic, contagious, infectious, or sporadic disease regarded as caused by the multiplication of germs introduced from outside. Etymology: Gk… … Useful english dictionary
Zymotic disease — Zymotic diseases (for the Greek language term zumoun for ferment ), an obsolete term in medicine, formerly applied to the class of acute infectious maladies,[1] presumed to be due to some virus or organism which acts in the system like a ferment … Wikipedia
Zymotic disease — Zymotic y*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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zymotic disease — zymotic disease, any one of various infectious and contagious diseases, such as smallpox and typhoid fever, which were formerly regarded as due to the presence in the system of a morbific principle acting in a manner analogous to the process of… … Useful english dictionary
zymotic — zymotically, adv. /zuy mot ik/, adj. 1. pertaining to or caused by or as if by fermentation. 2. of or pertaining to zymosis. [1835 45; < Gk zymotikós causing fermentation; see ZYMOSIS, TIC] * * * … Universalium
zymotic — adjective a) Of or causing fermentation. b) infectious See Also: zyme, zymosis … Wiktionary
zymotic — zy·mot·ic zī mät ik adj 1) of, relating to, causing, or caused by fermentation 2) relating to or being an infectious or contagious disease … Medical dictionary
zymotic — zy mot·ic || zaɪ mÉ‘tɪk / mÉ’t adj. causing fermentation; produced by fermentation, of fermentation … English contemporary dictionary
