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fer·men·ta·tive (.)fər-'ment-ət-iv adj1) causing or producing a substance that causes fermentation <\fermentative organisms>2) of, relating to, or produced by fermentation
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Fermentative — Fer*ment a*tive, a. [Cf. F. fermentatif.] Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process. {Fer*ment a*tive*ly}, adv. {Fer*ment a*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fermentative — [fər ment′ə tiv] adj. of, causing, or resulting from fermentation … English World dictionary
fermentative — adjective Date: 1661 1. causing or producing a substance that causes fermentation < fermentative organisms > 2. of, relating to, or produced by fermentation … New Collegiate Dictionary
fermentative — ● fermentatif, fermentative adjectif Se dit de ce qui produit la fermentation … Encyclopédie Universelle
fermentative — fermentation ► NOUN ▪ the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other micro organisms, especially that involved in the making of beers, wines, and spirits. DERIVATIVES fermentative adjective … English terms dictionary
Fermentative hydrogen production — is the fermentative conversion of organic substrate to biohydrogen manifested by a diverse group bacteria using multi enzyme systems involving three steps similar to anaerobic conversion. Dark fermentation reactions do not require light energy,… … Wikipedia
fermentative — fermentatively, adv. fermentativeness n. /feuhr men teuh tiv/, adj. 1. tending to produce or undergo fermentation. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of fermentation. [1655 65; obs. fermentate to cause to ferment ( < L fermentatus; see FERMENT,… … Universalium
fermentative — adjective Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing fermentation … Wiktionary
fermentative — adj. tending to ferment; causing fermentation; pertaining to fermentation … English contemporary dictionary
fermentative — fer·ment·ative … English syllables
