what does fermentation mean?
FERMENTATION as NOUN
- Meaning
- a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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Hypernyms(s) fermentation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances
- especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
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Hypernyms(s) fermentation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
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- the political ferment produced a new leadership
- social unrest
Hypernyms(s) fermentation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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