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zymogenous

zymogenous adjective: causing fermentation.

Adjective

zymogenous (not comparable)

  1. Causing fermentation.

Origin of zymogenous

From zymo- + -genous.

Questions about zymogenous

What does zymogenous mean?
Zymogenous means causing fermentation.
What part of speech is zymogenous?
Zymogenous is an adjective.

Words near zymogenous in the dictionary

  1. zymogene
  2. zymogenes
  3. zymogenesis
  4. zymogenic
  5. zymogenicity
  6. zymogenous
  7. zymogens
  8. zymogram
  9. zymograms
  10. zymograph
  11. zymographic

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