Zymotic
//zaɪˈmɒtɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or causing fermentation. not-comparable
- 2 Infectious, contagious, of diseases originally regarded as being caused by a process similar to fermentation. historical, not-comparable
"[…] these […] accounts by no means bear out the zymotic doctrine of the Board of Health as to the cause of cholera; for where the zymotic influences from the sewers were the worst, […] the cholera was the least destructive."
Adjective
- 1 relating to or caused by infection wordnet
- 2 of or relating to or causing fermentation wordnet
Example
More examples"[…] these […] accounts by no means bear out the zymotic doctrine of the Board of Health as to the cause of cholera; for where the zymotic influences from the sewers were the worst, […] the cholera was the least destructive."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζυμωτικός (zumōtikós, “causing fermentation”), from ζυμοῦν (zumoûn).
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