fermentable
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
fermentable (comparative more fermentable, superlative most fermentable)
- Able to ferment or be fermented.
- 2009 September 9, Joyce Wadler, “Chew It Up, Spit It Out, Then Brew. Cheers!”, in New York Times[1]:
- “You need to convert the starches in the corn into fermentable sugars,” the always entertaining Mr. Calagione said by phone from his headquarters in Rehoboth Beach.
Noun edit
fermentable (plural fermentables)
- Any substance that can be fermented.
- 2011, Abigail R. Gehring, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living:
- Purchase other fermentables (more fermentables mean more alcohol) like dry malt extract, rice syrup, brewers' sugar, liquid malt extract, Belgian candi sugar, or demera sugar or any combination of the above.
French edit
Adjective edit
fermentable (plural fermentables)
Further reading edit
- “fermentable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.