Fermentor

/fərˈmɛntər/ noun

Definition

A large-scale vessel or bioreactor used in industry for controlled fermentation of microorganisms, especially in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical production.

Etymology

Variant spelling of fermenter, from ferment plus -or (one who does or something that does), often preferred in technical and industrial contexts.

Kelly Says

Pharmaceutical companies use fermentors to grow genetically engineered bacteria that produce insulin and other life-saving drugs—what started as accidental bread-rising became the foundation of modern medicine.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ
in-ssa
ARالعربية
مخمّر
mu-kha-m-ir
BNবাংলা
বিশ্লেষণ
bi-shle-shon
CACatalà
fermentador
fer-men-ta-dor
CSČeština
fermentace
fer-men-ta-ce
DADansk
fermentor
fer-men-tor
DEDeutsch
Fermentor
fer-men-tor
ELΕλληνικά
φερμάντορας
fer-man-to-ras
ESEspañol
fermentador
fer-men-ta-dor
FAفارسی
فروکتان
for-oo-k-tan
FISuomi
fermentaattori
fer-men-ta-a-tor-i
FRFrançais
fermenteur
fer-men-te-ur
GUGU
વિષય
vi-shay
HAHA
fermentation
fer-men-ta-shon
HEעברית
מַפְעִיל
ma-pa-il
HIहिन्दी
फर्मेंटर
fer-men-ter
HUMagyar
fermentátor
fer-men-ta-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
fermentor
fer-men-tor
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
fermentatore
fer-men-ta-tore
JA日本語
発酵槽
hak-kō-sō
KKKK
ферментатив
fer-men-ta-tiv
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-pov-th
KO한국어
발효조
balhyo-jo
MRMR
फर्मेंटेटिव
fer-men-ta-tiv
MSBahasa Melayu
fermentor
fer-men-tor
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်
pyu-lu-p
NLNederlands
fermenteerder
fer-men-te-er-der
NONorsk
fermentor
fer-men-tor
PAPA
發酵
fa-jiao
PLPolski
fermentor
fer-men-tor
PTPortuguês
fermentador
fer-men-ta-dor
RORomână
fermentor
fer-men-tor
RUРусский
ферментор
fer-men-tor
SVSvenska
fermentor
fer-men-tor
SWKiswahili
fermentor
fer-men-tor
TAதமிழ்
பொசுப்பு
po-shu-pu
TEతెలుగు
పెరుగుదల
pe-ru-gu-da-la
THไทย
หมัก
mok
TLTL
fermentor
fer-men-tor
TRTürkçe
fermente edici
fer-men-te e-di-ci
UKУкраїнська
ферментор
fer-men-tor
URاردو
مخمّر
mu-kha-m-ir
VITiếng Việt
bình lên men
binh len men
YOYO
fermentation
fer-men-ta-shon
ZH中文
发酵器
fājiào qì
ZUZU
ufunyeke
u-fu-nye-ke

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