English
heterofermentative
From hetero- + fermentative.
A compound of hetero- + fermentative
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros
Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
Ancient Greek ἕτερος ‘other, another, different’
English hetero-
Today it means
adj That undergoes fermentation to produce more than one product, e.g. both alcohol and lactic acid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heterofermentative