Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underferment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-fer-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ferment insufficiently.

Example Sentences

"To obtain a raw, rasping and pungent flavor I am compelled to underferment, the indication of which is that the colour of infused leaves are of a greenish brown tint."
"Beginning bakers are much more likely to underferment and underproof their dough than to overferment and overproof, due to lack of experience combined with a lack of patience."
"Be mindful that if you underferment your kimchi or open the jar too soon and expose it to oxygen, it will taste bitter or "oil" or have a slight chemical smell, but this is quite natural."

Etymology

From under- + ferment.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

underferments (present, singular) underfermenting (participle, present) underfermented (participle, past) underfermented (past)

Antonyms

overferment

Questions

What does underferment mean?: To ferment insufficiently.
Where does underferment come from?: From under- + ferment.

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