: 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

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“Homofermentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/homofermentative. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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