fermentative
Americanadjective
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tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
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pertaining to or of the nature of fermentation.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fermentative
1655–65; obsolete fermentate to cause to ferment (< Latin fermentātus; see ferment, -ate 1) + -ive
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"Kombucha is a very good example of a product in which chemical composition, biological activity, and sensory profile result from complex interactions between the raw material and fermentative microorganisms."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
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 simultaneous occurrence of these fermentative changes is responsible for the formation of such 85 beverages as keffir, koumiss, milk-wine, etc.
From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Loudon Douglas
Many, such as the yeast fungus, the various fermentative fungi, and the Bacteria concerned in the process of decomposition, are indeed very useful.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
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