fermentation
Meaning of fermentation
- the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.
the fermentation of organic matter by microorganisms in the gut
- agitation; excitement.
I had found Paris in high fermentation
late Middle English: from late Latin fermentatio(n- ), from Latin fermentare ‘to ferment’ (see ferment).
Information about fermentation
- It is a name.
- The plural form of fermentation is: fermentations.
- Languages in which fermentation is used:
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Hyphenation of fermentation
fer-men-ta-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- fermentation is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
fermentation synonyms
Meaning zymosis:
zymosis, zymolysis, fermenting, ferment
Meaning agitation:
agitation, ferment, tempestuousness, unrest
Translation of fermentation
- Spanish: fermentación
- French: fermentation
- Italian: fermentazione, fermento
- Portuguese: fermentação, agitação
- German: Gärung
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