fermenting
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1. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | bottom fermentation, |
| definition | : | a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | top fermentation, |
| definition | : | a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | vinification, |
| definition | : | the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | ferment, work, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo fermentation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | zymolytic, zymotic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or causing fermentation (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | ferment, work, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo fermentation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | zymolytic, zymotic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or causing fermentation (adj.pert) |
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