fermentation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fermentacioun, from Latin fermentātiō, fermentātiōnem. By surface analysis, ferment +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfɜː(ɹ)mənˈteɪʃən/, /ˌfɜː(ɹ)mɛnˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === fermentation (countable and uncountable, plural fermentations) (biochemistry) 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 A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ferment ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === infantometer == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fermentātiōnem. By surface analysis, fermenter +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛʁ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === fermentation f (plural fermentations) fermentation ==== Derived terms ==== fermentation homolactique ==== Related terms ==== fermenter ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: fermentație → Turkish: fermantasyon === Further reading === “fermentation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012