Zymogenic
Zymogenic , adjective
(a)
(Biology) Pertaining to, or formed by, a zymogene.
(b)
(Biology) Capable of producing a definite zymogen or ferment.
Collocations (1)
Zymogenic organism (Biology) , a microorganism, such as the yeast plant of the Bacterium lactis, which sets up certain fermentative processes by which definite chemical products are formed; -- distinguished from a pathogenic organism. Compare Micrococcus.