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fermentation lock

fermentation lock noun: a device, used mainly in homebrewing, that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter without allowing air to enter.

Noun

fermentation lock (plural fermentation locks)

  1. A device, used mainly in homebrewing, that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter without allowing air to enter.

Forms of fermentation lock

pluralfermentation locks

Questions about fermentation lock

What does fermentation lock mean?
Fermentation lock means a device, used mainly in homebrewing, that allows carbon dioxide to escape from a fermenter without allowing air to enter.
What part of speech is fermentation lock?
Fermentation lock is a noun.
What is the plural of fermentation lock?
The plural of fermentation lock is fermentation locks.

Words near fermentation lock in the dictionary

  1. fermentarian
  2. fermentarians
  3. fermentate
  4. fermentates
  5. fermentation
  6. fermentation lock
  7. fermentation locks
  8. fermentational
  9. fermentations
  10. fermentative
  11. fermentatively

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