fermentation
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fermentation
- /ˌfɜːmənˈteɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌfɜːmɛnˈteɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/ US
- /ˌfɜɹmɛnˈteɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English fermentacioun, from Latin fermentātiō, fermentātiōnem. By surface analysis, ferment + -ation.
noun fermentations
- 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
- A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment. [T]he Grace that is then given to us is like a piece of Leven put into a lump of dough, and Faith and Repentance do in all the periods of our life put it into fermentation and activity.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: zymolysis, zymosis, ferment, unrest, agitation, fermenting, acetous, digestion, enteric, malolactic, yeast, wine, panary, off, shutdown, breweries
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Every language
noun anaerobic biochemical reaction
| Español | fermentación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발효 balhyo |
| 日本語 | 発酵, 醗酵 hakkō |
| 中文 | 發酵 /发酵 fājiào |
| Kiswahili | uchachushaji |
| Português | fermentação |
| Deutsch | Fermentation, Gärung |
| Italiano | fermentazione |
| Ελληνικά | ζύμωση zýmosi |
| Română | fermentare, fermentație |
| Русский | фермента́ция fermentácija, броже́ние brožénije |
| Tiếng Việt | lên men |
noun state of agitation or excitement
| Español | fermentación |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ζύμωση zýmosi |
| Русский | возбужде́ние vozbuždénije, волне́ние volnénije |
Talk about this word "fermentation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fermentation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fermentation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fermentation "fermentation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fermentation.Cite this
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