fermentation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Derived terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms 2.3.2 References

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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Wikipedia

fermentation (plural fermentations)

1. (biochemistry) 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 acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
2. A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment

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• ferment

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• alcoholic fermentation
• malolactic fermentation
• secondary fermentation

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɛʁ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/, SAMPA: /fER.mA~.ta.sjO~/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin fermentatio.

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fermentation f. (plural fermentations)

1. fermentation

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• fermenter

[edit] References

• “fermentation” in the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française, 8th Edition (1932-35).