ALL meanings of fermentation
fer·men·ta·tion
F f - noun fermentation The chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat. 1
- noun fermentation food: making acidic 1
- noun fermentation beer, wine: converting to alcohol 1
- noun fermentation development 1
- noun fermentation the act or process of fermenting. 1
- noun fermentation a change brought about by a ferment, as yeast enzymes, which convert grape sugar into ethyl alcohol. 1
- noun fermentation agitation; excitement. 1
- noun fermentation (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. 0
- noun fermentation A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment. 0
- noun fermentation 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 yeast 0
- noun fermentation the breakdown of complex molecules in organic compounds, caused by the influence of a ferment 0
- noun fermentation excitement; agitation 0