lactofermentation

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounlactofermentation (countable and uncountable, plural lactofermentations)

plural lactofermentations · alternative lacto-fermentation

  1. countableuncountableLactic 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.

Origin

From lacto- + fermentation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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