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fermentation
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/ˌfɜːmənˈteɪʃən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A process that changes food or drink through chemical action.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
Examples
In about ten days the first fermentation will definitely be finished.
What's the difference between fermentation and putrescence?
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningAny 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
More examples
In context[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.
The universal fusion of races, languages, and customs, which had gone on for four centuries under Roman rule, had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds, an universal fermentation of human thought and faith.
It seems that the spiritual fermentation of the cabbalists, who […] aroused the dormant susceptibilities of the Orient, penetrated also into Yemen and had the effect of a messianic message to the languishing souls longing for redemption.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English fermentacioun, from Latin fermentātiō, fermentātiōnem. By surface analysis, ferment + -ation.