"fermentor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fermentors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) Etymology: From ferment + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ferment|-or|text=+|tree=1}} From ferment + -or. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fermentor (plural fermentors)
  1. The vessel in which fermentation takes place Derived forms: biofermentor, microfermentor Translations (The vessel in which fermentation takes place): fermentatore (Italian)

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