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FERMENTABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fermentable mean? 

FERMENTABLE (adjective)
  The adjective FERMENTABLE has 1 sense:

1. capable of being fermentedplay

  Familiarity information: FERMENTABLE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FERMENTABLE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being fermented

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

fermentation (a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)


 Context examples 


A mixture of non-digestible carbohydrates, containing the fermentable plant fructans oligosaccharide and inulin, with potential prebiotic activity.

(Oligofructose-enriched inulin, NCI Thesaurus)



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