Zymogenic
Pronunciation : Zym`o*gen"ic, a. (Biol.) (a) Pertaining to, or formed by, a zymogene. (b) Capable of producing a definite zymogen or ferment. Zymogenic organism (Biol.), a micro?rganism, such as the yeast plant of the Bacterium lactis
Part of Speech : which
Definition :
sets up certain fermentative processes by which definite chemical products are formed; -- distinguished from a pathogenic organism. Cf. Micrococcus.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913