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UK
/fɜːmɪntˈeɪʃən/
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[ US /ˌfɝmənˈteɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌfɝmənˈteɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
social unrest
the political ferment produced new leadership - a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
How To Use fermentation In A Sentence
- Intestinal gas is typically caused by the fermentation of undigested food, such as plant fiber, in the colon.
- Besides, double bottom fermentation and multiple bottom fermentation are simple and effective measures.
- Based predominantly on the morphology of the carpometacarpus, some ornithologists have proposed that cariamaens are closely related to the Hoatzin* Opisthocomus hoazin**, that bizarre folivorous, arboreal bird that (uniquely among birds) practices foregut fermentation. Archive 2006-11-01
- The bubbles form due to dissolved carbon dioxide, which are produced during fermentation inside the bottles. Times, Sunday Times
- Bread made by traditional bulk fermentation. 75p for 800g.
- Low yields are key, as is selecting the right yeast and the judicious use of oak fermentation and ageing. Times, Sunday Times
- I've got a setup for all-grain brewing at home and it takes about six hours to get a batch ready for fermentation. Boing Boing
- Dark-coloured drinks, such as brandy, red wine and whisky, contain toxic additives called congeners, formed during fermentation.
- The gas holder is normally an airproof steel container that, by floating like a ball on the fermentation mix, cuts off air to the digester (anaerobiosis) and collects the gas generated. Chapter 15
- The poha really helps the fermentation along, and this was the laciest and airiest dosa I have ever made in my life. Archive 2008-03-01
