zymotic

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) Of or causing fermentation.
  2. (historical, not-comparable) Infectious, contagious, of diseases originally regarded as being caused by a process similar to fermentation.

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/zaɪˈmɒtɪk/
Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζυμωτικός (zumōtikós, “causing fermentation”), from ζυμοῦν (zumoûn).

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