01 a. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.
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Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.
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Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See Zymotic disease, below.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Zymotic disease —
any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment.