A large-scale vessel or bioreactor used in industry for controlled fermentation of microorganisms, especially in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical production.
Variant spelling of fermenter, from ferment plus -or (one who does or something that does), often preferred in technical and industrial contexts.
Pharmaceutical companies use fermentors to grow genetically engineered bacteria that produce insulin and other life-saving drugs—what started as accidental bread-rising became the foundation of modern medicine.
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