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Ferment Definition

ferment

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English

Etymology

From Latin fermentare (“to leaven, ferment”), from fermentum (“substance causing fermentation”), from fervere (“to boil, seethe”). Confer French ferment, see also fervent.

Pronunciation

Verb

ferment (third-person singular simple present ferments, present participle fermenting, simple past and past participle fermented)

  1. To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
  2. To stir up, agitate, cause unrest.

Noun

ferment (plural ferments)

  1. Something, such as a yeast that causes fermentation.
  2. A state of agitation or of turbulent change.
  3. A catalyst.

Quotations

state of agitation

Translations

substance causing fermentation
  • German: Gärmittel (de)
state of agitation
catalyst

See also

References

Anagrams

French

Verb

ferment

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fermer
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of fermer

 

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Fermentation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Ferment) Look up fermentation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fermentation may refer to:
  • Fermentation (food), the use of fermentation in food preparation
  • Fermentation (biochemistry), a metabolic process whereby electrons released from nutrients are ultimately transferred to molecules obtained from the breakdown of those same nutrients
  • Fermentation (wine), the process of fermentation used in winemaking
  • Ethanol fermentation, the production of ethanol for use in food, alcoholic beverage, fuel and industry
  • Industrial fermentation, the breakdown and re-assembly of biochemicals for industry, often in aerobic growth conditions
  • Fermentative hydrogen production, the fermentative conversion of organic substrate to biohydrogen manifested by a diverse group of bacteria
  • Lactic acid fermentation, the biological process by which sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose, are converted into cellular energy and the metabolic byproduct lactate
  • Tea processing, the term used in the tea industry for the aerobic treatment of tea leaves to break down certain unwanted chemicals and modify others to develop the flavor of the tea
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