ferment
Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
Also called unorganized ferment. an enzyme.
agitation; unrest; excitement; commotion; tumult: The new painters worked in a creative ferment.The capital lived in a political ferment.
to act upon as a ferment.
to cause to undergo fermentation.
to inflame; foment: to ferment prejudiced crowds to riot.
to cause agitation or excitement in: Reading fermented his active imagination.
to be fermented; undergo fermentation.
to seethe with agitation or excitement.
Origin of ferment
1Other words from ferment
- fer·ment·a·ble, adjective
- fer·ment·a·bil·i·ty [fer-men-tuh-bil-i-tee], /fərˌmɛn təˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- non·fer·ment·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·fer·ment·a·ble, adjective
- non·fer·ment·ed, adjective
- non·fer·ment·ing, adjective
- un·fer·ment·a·ble, adjective
- un·fer·ment·ed, adjective
- un·fer·ment·ing, adjective
- well-fer·ment·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with ferment
- ferment , foment
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British Dictionary definitions for ferment
any agent or substance, such as a bacterium, mould, yeast, or enzyme, that causes fermentation
another word for fermentation
commotion; unrest
to undergo or cause to undergo fermentation
to stir up or seethe with excitement
Origin of ferment
1ferment
Derived forms of ferment
- fermentable, adjective
- fermentability, noun
- fermenter, noun
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