zymogenic

adjective

zy·​mo·​gen·​ic

1

: producing fermentation : amylolytic

broadly : obtaining energy by amylolytic processes

2

: of or relating to a zymogen

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from zym- + -genic; in sense 2, from zymogen + -ic

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