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[fur-men-tey-shuhn]

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noun

the act or process of fermenting.

a change brought about by a ferment, as yeast enzymes, which convert grape sugar into ethyl alcohol.

agitation; excitement.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English fermentacioun < Late Latin fermentātiōn- (stem of fermentātiō), equivalent to Latin fermentāt(us) fermented (see ferment, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

non·fer·men·ta·tion, noun

pre·fer·men·ta·tion, noun

self-fer·men·ta·tion, noun

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Working in isolation, making decisions by impulse, they made chardonnays without malolactic fermentation.

Hence a preference for the other obvious solution: adding water during the fermentation process.

In a fermentation tank, yeast gradually turns the sugars into alcohol, which is sepa- rated from the water by distillation.

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Working in isolation, making decisions by impulse, they made chardonnays without malolactic fermentation.

Hence a preference for the other obvious solution: adding water during the fermentation process.

In a fermentation tank, yeast gradually turns the sugars into alcohol, which is sepa- rated from the water by distillation.

In three of them, waste is progressively broken down by fermentation processes.

It's a bottle-conditioned beer, meaning that it wasn't filtered after the final fermentation.

Bob primarily worked in environmental testing laboratories before switching to the fermentation industry.

After a hard night of slug hunting, the robot returns to home base and unloads its victims into a fermentation tank.

Nothing broadcasts the presence of ripe, digestible fruit as effectively as the aroma of fermentation.

Energy can be recovered from organic wastes by a controlled fermentative process called dark fermentation.

In a fermentation tank, yeast gradually turns the sugars into alcohol, which is sepa srated from the water by distillation.

No fermentation or bio-catalysers are necessary, and the method is fast.

Once extracted from pods that grow on the trees, cocoa beans are put through a natural fermentation process, then sun-dried.

Fermentation continues for another few weeks, with no big surprises in store.

Instead they add a particular strain of cultured yeasts that guarantee smooth, predictable fermentation.

Prospero treads the thin line between fermentation and rot.

Suspended inside this scaffolding are pockets of carbon dioxide gas that are produced during fermentation by yeast.

We need these grains for their sugar, which is necessary for the fermentation process.

If fermentation is a miracle of nature, then distillation is a miracle of science.

Fermentation is the breaking of complex molecules into simpler ones through the action of enzymes.

Some drink the local special, jet-five, so called because the fermentation of maize and sorghum is sped up with pilfered jet fuel.

Ethanol biofuels are created through the breaking down of complex sugars, followed by fermentation.

It is burned to provide the heat for the fermentation process that yields the ethanol.

The wine was in mid-fermentation, and it wasn't clear how long it would take to complete the alcoholic fermentation.

Better fermentation techniques, based on biotechnology, may multiply that many times.

The difference between them lies in the degree of fermentation after the leaves are picked.

Or in a converted barn in which new stainless-steel storage and fermentation tanks soar skyward.

Among the compounds and trace components that are byproducts of the fermentation process in wine are histamines.

The prevailing modern winemaking wisdom is to get rid of them before fermentation.

Urethane is a byproduct of fermentation and appears in all products that result from fermentation, such as yogurt.

Big wineries resemble small refineries, with fermentation in steel tanks under computer control and modern chemical laboratories.

There is nothing illegal about human intervention in the natural fermentation of wine.

Hangovers can also be caused by impurities and the by-products of fermentation.

Roche also produces shikimic acid using a special e-coli bacteria fermentation process.

The faster you can achieve fermentation the faster your sugars are converted into alcohol.

One can jump-start the fermentation process by adding sauerkraut or kimchi juice that hasn't been sterilized.

Biegler is trying to break fermentation down into mathematical formulas so that the wine-making process can be automated.

Diluting the stomach acids does lead to fermentation and incomplete digestion.

Overnight fermentation of the dough imparts an appreciable tang that's amplified by the charred flavor from the grill.

Chaptalization is the addition of sugar during fermentation to raise a wine's alcoholic content.

The remainder is produced in a fermentation process of the e-coli bacteria.

But a human taster still determines when the fermentation should be stopped.

Beer, wine and liquor contain histamine, produced by yeast and bacteria during the fermentation process.

The longer fermentation lasts, the more whey migrates to the top of the yogurt container.

The rest comes from various other sugars added during fermentation.

The fermentation of sugar into ethanol was possibly the first.

Bedell put this white through a secondary fermentation to reduce the acidity, it is so brisk it needs food as a complement.

Boulton explained that matchstick aromas are caused by thiols, sulfur compounds that can result from the yeast fermentation.

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World English Dictionary

fermentation (ˌfɜːmɛnˈteɪʃən)

—n
	Also called: ferment a chemical reaction in which a ferment causes an organic molecule to split into simpler substances, esp the anaerobic conversion of sugar to ethyl alcohol by yeastRelated: zymotic

Related: zymotic

fer'mentative

—*adj*

fer'mentatively

—*adv*

fer'mentativeness

—n

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Word Origin & History

fermentation

late 14c., in alchemy, with a broad sense; modern scientific sense is from c.1600; from L. fermentationem, noun of action from fermentare (see ferment). Figurative use attested from 1650s.

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Medical Dictionary

fermentation fer·men·ta·tion (fûr'mən-tā'shən, -měn-)
n.
Any of a group of chemical reactions that split complex organic compounds into relatively simple substances, especially the anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

fermentation

(fûr'měn-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The process by which complex organic compounds, such as glucose, are broken down by the action of enzymes into simpler compounds without the use of oxygen. Fermentation results in the production of energy in the form of two ATP molecules, and produces less energy than the aerobic process of cellular respiration. The other end products of fermentation differ depending on the organism. In many bacteria, fungi, protists, and animals cells (notably muscle cells in the body), fermentation produces lactic acid and lactate, carbon dioxide, and water. In yeast and most plant cells, fermentation produces ethyl alcohol, carbon dioxide, and water.

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Cultural Dictionary

fermentation definition

A chemical reaction in which sugars are broken down into smaller molecules that can be used in living systems. Alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, and whiskey, are made from the controlled use of fermentation. Fermentation is an anaerobic process.

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