Fermentable

Definition: Fermentable

Fermentable

Adjective

1. Capable of being fermented.

Etymology: Fermentable \Fer*ment"a*ble\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression fermentable.]. (Websters 1913)

Crosswords: Fermentable

English words defined with "fermentable": Bark stove ♦ saccharify. (references)

Specialty definitions using "fermentable": fermentable sugar, fruit purée ♦ Leuconostoc ♦ non-fermentable sugar ♦ Pediococcus ♦ SYRUP MIXER. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Fermentable" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (fermentable), Spanish (fermentable).

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Fermentable carbohydrate consumption fuels acid formation and demineralization and is associated with caries, particularly in the absence of fluoride. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Fermentable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fermentable" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	7	133,076

Expression using "fermentable": fermentable sugar. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "fermentable": non-fermentable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "fermentable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i tharmëtueshëm, i fermentueshëm. (various references)

Arabic		‏هائج (agitated, bad tempered, berserk, boiled, eruptive, mad, nervy, phrenic, rambunctious, rampant, rapturous, restive, restless, riotous, rough, rousing, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, uproarious). (various references)

Bulgarian		способен да ферментира, способен да кипи. (various references)

Chinese		可发酵. (various references)

Czech		kvasící (fermenting). (various references)

Danish		forgærbart organisk stof (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), forgærbart organisk materiale (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), fermenterbart sukker (fermentable sugars), fermenterbart organisk stof (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), gæringsdygtige sukker (fermentable sugar), gæringsdygtig sukker (fermentable sugar, non-fermentable sugar). (various references)

Dutch		fermenteerbare suikers (fermentable sugars), fermenteerbare suiker (fermentable sugar), fermenteerbare organische stof (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), vergistbare suikers (fermentable sugar). (various references)

Finnish		käymiskelpoinen sokeri (fermentable sugar, fermentable sugars), hajoava orgaaninen aines (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter). (various references)

French		fermentable, agité. (various references)

German		gährbar. (various references)

Greek		ζυμωτικόσ (zymotic). (various references)

Hebrew		תסיס (fermenting, yeasty). (various references)

Hungarian		erjeszthetõ. (various references)

Italian		zucchero fermentescibile (fermentable sugar), zuccheri fermentescibili (fermentable sugars), sostanza organica fermentabile (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), materia organica fermentescibile (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), materia organica digeribile (Digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), carboidrato fermentabile (fermentable carbohydrate). (various references)

Korean		발효성 (Fermentative). (various references)

Pig Latin		ermentablefay

Portuguese		agitar (a moot point, abet, agitate, alarm, beat, brandish, bustle, churn, cob, commove, convulse, dimple, discompose, excite, faze, flap, flick, fling, flounce, flourishing, flurry, flutter, fret, incite, jar, jingle, jounce, perturb, pulsate, quiver, ripple, shake, stir, stir up, sway, swing, switch, toss, ventilate, waggle, wave, whip up, whisk). (various references)

Romanian		fermentabil. (various references)

Russian		сбраживающийся, способный к брожению. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		previrući. (various references)

Spanish		fermentable. (various references)

Swedish		jäsbart socker (fermentable sugars), jäsbart material (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), jäsbart ämne (digestible organic matter, fermentable organic material, fermentable organic matter), jäsbara socker (fermentable sugar). (various references)

Turkish		mayalanabilir. (various references)

Ukranian		здатний викликати бродіння. (various references)

Vietnamese		có thể xúi giục, có thể vận động, có thể lên men được có thể kích thích, có thể khích động. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Words rhyming with "fermentable" (pronounced 'Fer*ment"a*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-e-f-l-m-n-r-t"
	-2 letters: enterable.
	-3 letters: atremble, enameler, lamenter, lateener, reefable, rentable, tenebrae.
	-4 letters: beetler, bleater, element, enabler, enflame, enframe, enteral, eternal, feebler, fermate, ferment, flambee, fleeter, freeman, freemen, lambent, lambert, reflate, retable, teleman, telemen, teleran, tenable, tremble.
	-5 letters: afreet, almner, ambeer, ambler, antler, armlet, baleen, banter, barmen, batmen, beaten, beater, beetle, beflea, befret, belter, bemean, bename, berate.
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