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fermentation

fur muhn tay shuhn

  • n  a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
  • n  a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

  • The whole country was on boil, it was as if a fermentation of the social order was taking place at that moment.
  • The school offered a degree in fermentation sciences and David signed up for his love of inebriation.
  • The winemakers joke that it is good that scientists do not fully understand the delicate mix of compounds that emerge during fermentation else the mystique and the romance of the wine would get diminished.
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