lactofermentation en · NOUN
Etymology
From lacto- + fermentation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lactofermentations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| lacto-fermentation | alternative | lexicographic |