fermentative

[Fr. ferment at if; Sp. & Ital. fermentativo.] 1. Causing or having the power to cause fermen tation. "Aroma tical spirits destroy by their fermentative heat."-Arbuthnot: On Aliments, ch. v. 2. Consisting in fermentation. "It is not a fermentative proce ." -Paley : Nat . Theol ogy , ch. x. fer-men-ta-tive-ne , s . [Eng. fermentative; -ne .] The quality or state of being fermentative. *fer-men-těs-çi-ble, s. [Lat. fermentesco, in cept. from fermento =to ferment.] A body or substance capable of fermentation. fer-ment-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [FERMENT, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The state of fermentation. fermenting-square, s. Brewing: An oblong or square shallow vat in which wort is fermented.