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Definition of Fermentation
1. Noun. A state of agitation or turbulent change or development. "Social unrest"
Generic synonyms: Sturm Und Drang, Turbulence, Upheaval
Derivative terms: Ferment, Ferment, Tempestuous
2. Noun. A process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol.
Specialized synonyms: Bottom Fermentation, Top Fermentation, Vinification
Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Derivative terms: Ferment, Ferment, Ferment, Ferment, Ferment, Zymolytic, Zymotic
Definition of Fermentation
1. n. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment, either formed or unorganized. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it.
Definition of Fermentation
1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide ¹
2. Noun. A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fermentation
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Medical Definition of Fermentation
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