zymotic

American  

[zahy-mot-ik] / zaɪˈmɒt ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to or caused by or as if by fermentation.

2. of or relating to zymosis.

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zymotic British  

/ zaɪˈmɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or causing fermentation

2. relating to or caused by infection; denoting or relating to an infectious disease

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Other Word Forms

• zymotically adverb

Etymology

Origin of zymotic

1835–45; < Greek zȳmōtikós causing fermentation; zymosis, -tic

Example Sentences

But this is now known to be not the true remedial process with respect to the zymotic germs.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various

By the once general use of the term zymotic, there is suggested a line of thought which has been quite prevalent since the prominence of Liebig's teachings in chemical physiology, until recently.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The more useful and searching comparison between cases of sickness, instead of deaths, and meteorological phenomena has yet to be accomplished on a large scale in this country, and especially as regards zymotic diseases.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various

Is it a specific deleterious material, a miasmatic or contagious disease-poison, or, as it is generally expressed, a zymotic agent?

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Heart-clot, or cardiac thrombosis, appears to occur more frequently than in any other acute zymotic disease, with the exception of diphtheria.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various