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; ferment, -ate ¹ ) + -ive

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

“For example, we have several hypotheses about the role of fermentative bacteria that produce short-chain fatty-acid compounds, such as butyrate, that are associated with intestinal health,” he says.

From Nature

This strategy is well suited for catalytic upgrading to furans or fermentative upgrading to ethanol at high titers and near theoretical yield.

From Science Magazine

These technologies are anaerobic processes that can be used in existing ethanol facilities, and have products that are naturally produced or engineered pathways linked to microbial fermentative growth.

From Nature

It was an old idea that the processes of the living body are fermentative in character, but he applied it more elaborately than any of his predecessors.

From Project Gutenberg