Fermentation
71fermentation — noun a) 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 …
72fermentation — Synonyms and related words: acescence, acetification, acidification, acidulation, ado, agitation, alkalization, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, brouhaha, bubbliness, bubbling, bustle, carbonation, catalysis, chemicalization, churn, commotion,… …
73fermentation — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. effervescence, ebullition, turbulence, souring, agitation, foaming, frothing, seething, bubbling, leavening, evaporation, volatilization, dissolving, overflowing …
74Fermentation — Fer|men|ta|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en; Biochemie〉 Bildung von Gärungsfermenten, insbes. bei der Aufbereitung von Genussmitteln (Tee, Tabak u. a.) [Etym.: zu lat. fermentare »gären (lassen)«] …
75Fermentation — Fermentatio̱n w; , en. 1) biochemische Behandlung von Drogen (z. B. von Tee, Tabak) mit Fermenten, unter deren Einfluß die Drogen durch Gärungsprozesse verändert (veredelt) werden. 2) durch Fermente oder Mikroorganismen ausgelöster… …
76Fermentation — Fer|men|ta|ti|on die; , en <zu ↑...ation>: 1. chem. Umwandlung von Stoffen durch Bakterien u. ↑Enzyme (Gärung). 2. biochem. Verarbeitungsverfahren zur Aromaentwicklung in Lebens u. Genussmitteln (z. B. Tee, Tabak) …
77fermentation — fer·men·ta·tion || ‚fÉœrmen teɪʃn /‚fÉœËm n. chemical conversion of organic compounds by means of enzymes; agitation, unrest …
78Fermentation — The decomposition of organic material to alcohol, methane, etc., by organisms, such as yeast or bacteria, usually in the absence of oxygen …
79fermentation — noun 1》 the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, especially that involved in the making of beers, wines, and spirits in which sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol. 2》 archaic agitation and social unrest …
80fermentation — fer·men·ta·tion …
