zymotic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

zymotic
    adj 1: of or relating to or causing fermentation [syn:
           {zymotic}, {zymolytic}]
    2: relating to or caused by infection

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Zymotic \Zy*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? causing to ferment, fr. ? to
   ferment, ? ferment, leaven.]
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   1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.
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   2. (Med.) Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of
      diseases. See {Zymotic disease}, below.
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   {Zymotic disease} (Med.), any epidemic, endemic, contagious,
      or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific
      principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment.
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