zymotic adjective & noun. [zʌɪ'mɒtɪk] M19.
[Greek zumōtikos causing fermentation, formed as ZYMOSIS: see -OTIC.]
A. adjective. Causing, caused by, or involving fermentation; spec. in Medicine, designating any infectious disease, formerly regarded as being caused by a process analogous to fermentation. M19.
b. noun. A zymotic or infectious disease. Now rare. M19.

■ zymotically adverb (rare) M19.

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