"zymotic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /zaɪˈmɒtɪk/ [UK]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ζυμωτικός (zumōtikós, “causing fermentation”), from ζυμοῦν (zumoûn). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ζυμωτικός||causing fermentation}} Ancient Greek ζυμωτικός (zumōtikós, “causing fermentation”), {{m|grc|ζυμοῦν}} ζυμοῦν (zumoûn) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} zymotic (not comparable)
  1. (pathology, now historical) Infectious, contagious, of diseases originally regarded as being caused by a process similar to fermentation. Tags: historical, not-comparable Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-zymotic-en-adj-zuxzj31Z Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. Of or causing fermentation. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-zymotic-en-adj-FJWFVbe~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zymotically [adverb] Related terms: zyme (alt: n), zymosis (alt: n)

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