adj 1  :  of, relating to, causing, or caused by fermentation  2  :  relating to or being an infectious or contagious disease .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  se·mei·ot·ic  se·mi·ot·ic  so·mat·ic  sym·bi·ot·ic 
 
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