zymotic

• Adjectif désuet se rapportant à la fermentation ou aux maladies infectieuses que l'on croyait autrefois causées par un processus analogue à la fermentation.

An obsolete adjective relating to fermentation or to infectious diseases once thought to be caused by a process similar to fermentation.

1. Relating to fermentationC2formalbritishscientific

   Of or relating to the process of fermentation, or causing it.

   zymotique (relatif à la fermentation)

   • The zymotic process in the brewery was carefully monitored.
   • Certain zymotic agents are used in bread making.
   • The scientist studied zymotic reactions in the lab.

   Synonymesfermenting

2. Relating to infectionC2formalbritishmedical

   Relating to or caused by an infectious disease, historically used in epidemiology.

   zymotique (relatif à l'infection)

   • The zymotic diseases of the 19th century included cholera and typhus.
   • Sanitation improvements reduced the spread of zymotic illnesses.
   • The doctor's report focused on zymotic outbreaks in the city.

   Synonymescommunicablecontagiousinfectiouspestilentialseptic