zymotic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or causing fermentation

   Synonymszymolytic
2. 2.

   relating to or caused by infection

Questions about zymotic

What does zymotic mean?

zymotic means "of or relating to or causing fermentation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in zymotic?

zymotic has 3 syllables: zy-mo-tic. The stress falls on "mo".

What is another word for zymotic?

Close synonyms include zymolytic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zymotic a common word?

zymotic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.