fermenting plant

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• Canna (plant) — taxobox name = Canna image caption = Italian Group Canna cultivated in Brazil regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Zingiberales familia = Cannaceae genus = Canna L.… …   Wikipedia

• Vinegar plant — Vinegar Vin e*gar, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L. vinum) + aigre sour. See {Wine}, and {Eager}, a.] 1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lactobacillus — Literally milk bacteria, normally found in the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina. Lactobacillus can also live in fermenting products, such as yogurt. Humans appear to have a symbiotic relationship with this bacteria: it’s been with us so long… …   Medical dictionary

• coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …   Universalium

• Environmental concerns with electricity generation — Modern technology uses large amounts of electrical power. This is normally generated at power plants which convert some other kind of energy into electrical power. Each such system has advantages and disadvantages, but many of them pose… …   Wikipedia

• Second generation biofuels — Biofuel technologies are able to manufacture biofuels from biomass. Biomass is a wide ranging term meaning any source of organic carbon that is renewed rapidly as part of the carbon cycle. Biomass is all derived from plant materials but can… …   Wikipedia

• Vitamin B12 — Systematic (IUPAC) name α (5,6 dimethylbenzimidazolyl)coba …   Wikipedia

• bioconversion — /buy oh keuhn verr zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. the conversion of biomass to usable energy, as by burning solid fuel for heat, by fermenting plant matter to produce liquid fuel, as ethanol, or by the bacterial decomposition of organic waste to produce… …   Universalium

• megapode — /meg euh pohd /, n. any of several large footed, short winged gallinaceous Australasian birds of the family Megapodiidae, typically building a compostlike mound of decaying vegetation as an incubator for their eggs. Also called brush turkey,… …   Universalium

• vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation. Also called fruit fly, pomace fly. [1900 05] * * * ▪ insect also called  pomace fly  or  small fruit fly   any member of a genus in the small fruit… …   Universalium

• sap beetle — ▪ insect       any of at least 2,000 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) usually found around souring or fermenting plant fluids (e.g., decaying fruit, moldy logs, fungi). Sap beetles are about 12 mm (0.5 inch) or less in length and oval …   Universalium