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fermentative

fermentative

6.7
About tiny living things like bacteria or yeast that change food, like yogurt
  • adjective
  • /fərˈmɛntətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fermentativo
  • In the brewery, fermentative yeast converts the sugars in malt into beer.

Examples

  • The fermentative bacteria in yogurt help to create its tangy flavor.

  • The fermentative process involves microorganisms that break down sugars into alcohol.

  • And we're ethanol is an alternative fermentative product and so the reactions to make ethanol is basically this.

  • In Step 1, fermentative bacteria acidify putrescibles and establish a low pH.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

zymolytic
vsfermentative
  • Specialized
9.9

Causing fermentation, usually by tiny living things like yeast

relates to causing fermentation mainly by microorganisms rather than enzymes

How Fermentative

zymolytic
  • Specialized
9.9
fermentative
  • Specialized
6.7

Surface Forms

fermentative positive

Morphology

fermentative = ferment (transparent) = ferment + ative

The word 'fermentative' is clearly derived from 'ferment' with the suffix '-ative', indicating a relation to the process of fermentation.

Etymology

Fermentative comes from the word ferment, which originally meant 'leaven' — the thing that makes bread rise. So fermentative describes something, like yeast or bacteria, that causes fermentation and brings chemical change in food or liquids.