See Also: Fermentation(medicine)
fermentation(dictionary)
fermentation(encyclopedia)
acidogenic fermentation(medicine)
acetic fermentation(medicine)
vaccuum fermentation(medicine)
heterolactic fermentation(medicine)
amylic fermentation(medicine)
alcoholic fermentation(medicine)
adsorption fermentation(medicine)

fermentation (iou)



fermentation noun. LME.
[Late Latin fermentatio(n-) formed as FERMENTATE: see -ATION.]
A biochemical process of the nature of that involved in the action of yeast on sugars or dough, involving effervescence, evolution of heat, and chemical breakdown of the substance acted on. LME.
alcoholic fermentation, bottom fermentation, lactic fermentation, saccharine fermentation, etc.
fig. (A state of) excitement or agitation. M17.
Comb.: fermentation lock a valve placed on top of a vessel of fermenting wine etc. to enable gas to escape.