Fermentor vs. Fermenter: What's the Difference?

An organism that causes fermentation.

An organism that causes fermentation.

Also fer·men·tor An apparatus that maintains optimal conditions for the growth of microorganisms, used in large-scale fermentation and in the commercial production of antibiotics and hormones.

Also fer·men·tor An apparatus that maintains optimal conditions for the growth of microorganisms, used in large-scale fermentation and in the commercial production of antibiotics and hormones.

The vessel in which fermentation takes place

Any organism, such as a yeast, that causes fermentation.

A fermentor; a vessel in which fermentation takes place.

An apparatus for carrying out fermentation by a liquid suspension of microorganisms; a fermentation tank; as, an industrial fermenter.