zymotic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or causing fermentation
    zymolytic.
  2. adjective relating to or caused by infection

WordNet

Zy*mot"ic adjective
Etymology
Gr. causing to ferment, fr. to ferment, ferment, leaven.
Definitions
  1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.
  2. (Med.) Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See Zymotic disease, below. now infectious disease.

Webster 1913