Fermenter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fermenter \Fer*ment"er\, n.
     an apparatus for carrying out {fermentation} by a liquid
     suspension of microorganisms; a fermentation tank; as, an
     industrial fermenter.
  
     Note: Laboratiory and industrial fermenters are usually


           equipped with a means of stirring the contained liquid
           so as to avoid settling of the fermenting organisms,
           and often have other, sometimes elaborate, mechanisms
           to control conditions of the fermentation, such as
           temperature, degree of aeration, or pH. The main
           structures of large industrial fermenters are typically
           made of steel.
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