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ZYMOTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or caused by infection
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
zymosis ((medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus))
Derivation:
zymosis ((medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or causing fermentation
Synonyms:
zymolytic; zymotic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
zymosis (a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)
Derivation:
zymosis (a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)
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