adj
Meaning 1
Of or causing fermentation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
zymotic
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UK: /zaɪˈmɒtɪk/
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adj
Meaning 2
Infectious, contagious, of diseases originally regarded as being caused by a process similar to fermentation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or caused by infection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or causing fermentation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: zymolytic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζυμωτικός (zumōtikós, “causing fermentation”), from ζυμοῦν (zumoûn).