Definisjon av Fermentation

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Noun

Fermentation - a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
bottom fermentation 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
top fermentation 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; "top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation"
Fermentation - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest
sturm und drang, turbulence, upheaval unstable flow of a liquid or gas
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Substantiv

Fermentation - Any 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.
Fermentation - A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.

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  • Fermentation
    Any enzymatic transformation of organic substrates, especially carbohydrates, generally accompanied by the evolution of gas.

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