lactoferment

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verb

To cause (something) to undergo lactofermentation, i.e. lactic acid fermentation.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verblactoferment (third-person singular simple present lactoferments, present participle lactofermenting, simple past and past participle lactofermented)

present singular third person lactoferments · participle present lactofermenting · participle past lactofermented · past lactofermented · alternative lacto-ferment

  1. To cause (something) to undergo lactofermentation, i.e. lactic acid fermentation.

    Still others suggest that no salt at all is needed to properly lactoferment.

    2010, Jennifer Megyesi, The Joy of Keeping a Root Cellar: Canning, Freezing, Drying, Smoking and Preserving the Harvest, Skyhorse Publishing Inc., →ISBN, page 171
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    You can lactoferment mashed avocadoes, but the oil in them can spoil in a hurry and turn brown as it oxidizes.

    2014, R. J. Ruppenthal, The Healthy Probiotic Diet: More Than 50 Recipes for Improved Digestion, Immunity, and Skin Health, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

    I think it should be possible to lactoferment any of the eat-all greens using standard recipes used with other greens.

    2015, Carol Deppe, The Tao of Vegetable Gardening: Cultivating Tomatoes, Greens, Peas, Beans, Squash, Joy, and Serenity, Chelsea Green Publishing, →ISBN, page 170

Origin

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APA

lactoferment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactoferment

MLA

“lactoferment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactoferment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactoferment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactoferment.

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