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heterofermentative

heterofermentative adjective: that undergoes fermentation to produce more than one product, e.g. both alcohol and lactic acid.

Adjective

heterofermentative (not comparable)

  1. That undergoes fermentation to produce more than one product, e.g. both alcohol and lactic acid.

Origin of heterofermentative

From hetero- + fermentative.

Questions about heterofermentative

What does heterofermentative mean?
Heterofermentative means that undergoes fermentation to produce more than one product, e.g. both alcohol and lactic acid.
What part of speech is heterofermentative?
Heterofermentative is an adjective.

Words near heterofermentative in the dictionary

  1. heterofatalists
  2. heterofemale
  3. heterofemales
  4. heterofermentation
  5. heterofermentations
  6. heterofermentative
  7. heterofermenter
  8. heterofermenters
  9. heterofertilization
  10. heterofertilizations
  11. heterofibril

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