Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homofermentative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mofer-men-ta-tive
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That produce (almost entirely) a single fermentation product (typically lactic acid)

Example Sentences

"Since this, the proposed classification to separate the genus homofermentative Lactobacillus and Brochothrix from the catalase test may result an overlap in the case of positive reaction."

Etymology

From homo- + fermentative.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: homo

Frequently Paired Words

homofermentation heterofermentative

Questions

What does homofermentative mean?: That produce (almost entirely) a single fermentation product (typically lactic acid)
Where does homofermentative come from?: From homo- + fermentative.

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