homofermentative

ho·mo·fer·men·ta·tive

adj
\ˌhō-mō-fər-ˈment-ət-iv, ˌhäm-ō-\

Definition of HOMOFERMENTATIVE

: producing a fermentation resulting wholly or principally in a single end product—used especially of economically important lactic-acid bacteria that ferment carbohydrates to lactic acid

—ho·mo·fer·ment·er \-ˈment-ər\ noun