Zymotic
Zymotic (zi*mot"ik) , adjective
[Greek zymwtiko`s causing to ferment, from zymoy^n to ferment, zy`mh ferment, leaven.]
1.
Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.
2.
(Medicine) Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See Zymotic disease, below.
Now (2004) referred to as an infectious disease. -- PJC
Collocations (1)
Zymotic disease (Medicine) , any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment.