FERMENTATIVE

Etymology

Adjective

fermentative (comparative more fermentative, superlative most fermentative)

Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing fermentation.

Source: Wiktionary


Fer*ment"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fermentatif.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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