Medical Dictionary
heterofermentative
adj het·ero·fer·men·ta·tive \-(ˌ)fər-ˈment-ət-iv\
Medical Definition of HETEROFERMENTATIVE
: producing a fermentation resulting in a number of end products—used especially of lactic-acid bacteria that ferment carbohydrates and produce volatile acids and carbon dioxide as well as lactic acid
—het·ero·fer·ment·er \-(ˌ)fər-ˈment-ər\ noun
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