fermentative
adjective
fer·men·ta·tive
(ˌ)fər-ˈmen-tə-tiv 
1
: causing or producing a substance that causes fermentation
fermentative organisms
2
: of, relating to, or produced by fermentation
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Due to low levels of atmospheric oxygen, the process may have been fermentative, still found in microbes such as yeast today.
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Gemma Tarlach,
Discover Magazine,
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fermentative
adjective
fer·men·ta·tive
(ˌ)fər-ˈment-ət-iv
1
: causing or producing a substance that causes fermentation
fermentative organisms
2
: of, relating to, or produced by fermentation
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