zymogenichttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zymogenic_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezymogenic, adj.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zymogenicadjective

Biochemistry.
  1. 1884–
    Stressed as zymoˈgenic.
    1. 1884
      Putrefactive and many zymogenic organisms thrive well at ordinary temperatures.
      E. Klein, Micro-organisms xxi. 187
    2. 1900
      Zymogenic..bacteria.
      Nature 13 September 405

Originally published as part of the entry for zymogen, n.

zymogen, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.