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lactofermentation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lactofer-men-ta-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lactic acid fermentation, a process by which certain sugars are converted into lactic acid, used especially to produce certain pickled/fermented foods such as sauerkraut and narezushi.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From lacto- + fermentation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lactofermentations (plural) lacto-fermentation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

lactoferment

Questions

What does lactofermentation mean?
Lactic acid fermentation, a process by which certain sugars are converted into lactic acid, used especially to produce certain pickled/fermented foods such as sauerkraut and narezushi.
Where does lactofermentation come from?
From lacto- + fermentation.

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