Defn: Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See Zymotic disease, below. Zymotic disease (Med.), any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment.
ZYTHEM
Zy"them, n.
Defn: See Zythum.
ZYTHEPSARY
Zy*thep"sa*ry, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A brewery. [R.]
ZYTHUM
Zy"thumn. Etym: [L.fr. Gr.
Defn: A kind of ancient malt beverage; a liquor made from malt and wheat. [Written also zythem.]
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