American English pronunciation
How to pronounce fermentation
IPA transcription: [,fɚmən'teɪʃən]
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Noun
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a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
“the political ferment produced new leadership”
“social unrest”
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a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Usage examples
- There are several methods used to carry out this secondary fermentation.
- This allows the grape to get to fermentation earlier with a shorter maceration time.
- It serves as the primary site for microbial fermentation of ingested feed.
- Following fermentation the wine is then aged in oak.
- Fermentation time ranges from as little as five days to several years.
- Caves is a beer of high fermentation, based on grain, malt and hops.
- Finally, foods such as yogurt are made by fermentation processes as well.
- Enteric fermentation occurs in the gut of some animals, especially ruminants.
- Pasteur originally defined fermentation as "respiration without air".
- Fermentation, in contrast, does not utilize an electrochemical gradient.