fermentative

American  

[fer-men-tuh-tiv] / fərˈmɛn tə tɪv /

adjective

1. tending to produce or undergo fermentation.

2. pertaining to or of the nature of fermentation.

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Other Word Forms

• fermentatively
  adverb
• fermentativeness
  noun
• nonfermentative
  adjective
• unfermentative
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of fermentative

1655–65; obsolete fermentate to cause to ferment (< Latin fermentātus; see ferment, -ate ¹) + -ive

Example Sentences

Oxygen is a byproduct of fermentation, so there was very little oxygen in the atmosphere until fermentative organisms evolved.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Get the classic margherita, with the distinctive fermentative tang that hearkens to the best pies from your vacation in Naples, Italy.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2021

The result of the introduction of these organisms often changes its character materially as most bacteria cause the production of more or less pronounced fermentative processes.

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)

The preference exhibited by yeast cells for sugar molecules is shared by mould fungi and soluble enzymes in their fermentative actions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

When thrown up by one quantity of malt or vinous liquid, it may be preserved to be put into another, at a future period; on which it will exert a similar fermentative action.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849