| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process.[Websters]
2. Being zymotic. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Adjective base of the adverb fermentatively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (fermentatively) | 1. Infrequently used adverbial inflection of the adjective fermentative.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FERMENTATIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Fermentative \Fer*ment"a*tive\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression fermentatif.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FERMENTATIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Causing or having power to cause fermentation; as fermentative heat.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing fermentation. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
