Definition of "fermentable" [fer•ment•a•ble]

• Able to ferment or be fermented (adjective)

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• "Sugars and cooked starches collectively called fermentable carbohydrates are the only foods that can cause cavities."
• "The brewers made batches of the beer, one with molasses—which Washington used—and one without, substituting malted barley for the fermentable sugar."
• "Glucomannan (GM) is a soluble, fermentable, and highly viscous dietary fiber that comes from the root of the elephant yam, also known as konjac (Amorphophallus konjac or Amorphophallus rivieri), native to Asia."