Fermentation causes milk to sour and bread to rise.
SYNONYM(S): effervescence.The fermentation of milk is necessary in the making of cheese.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fer — fer·a·ghan; fer·bam; fer·ber·ite; fer·e·to·ry; fer·gha·nite; fer·gu·son·ite; fer·i·ty; fer·mail; fer·man·agh; fer·ma·ta; fer·mat s; fer·ment·abil·i·ty; fer·ment·able; fer·men·tal; fer·men·ta·tion; fer·ment·ative; fer·ment·er; fer·men·tes·ci·ble;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… … English syllables
fermentation — fer·men·ta·tion … English syllables
ferment — fer|ment1 [ fər ment ] verb intransitive or transitive if food or drink ferments or is fermented, a chemical change happens to it and the sugar in it produces alcohol ╾ fer|men|ta|tion / fEr ment,eISn / noun uncount ferment fer|ment 2 [ fɜr,ment… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fermentation — fer•men•ta•tion [[t]ˌfɜr mɛnˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of fermenting 2) biochem. chem. a chemical change brought about by a ferment, as the conversion of grape sugar into ethyl alcohol by yeast enzymes 3) agitation; excitement •… … From formal English to slang
fermentation — fer|men|ta|tion sb., en, er, erne (gæring) … Dansk ordbog
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
fermentation — 1. A chemical change induced in a complex organic compound by the action of an enzyme, whereby the substance is split into simpler compounds. 2. In bacteriology, the anaerobic dissimilation of substrates with the production … Medical dictionary
Acetic fermentation — Fermentation Fer men*ta tion (f[ e]r m[e^]n*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. fermentation.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
