ferment – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: sturm und drang,
turbulence,
upheaval,
matter,
substance,
chemical change,
chemical action,
chemical process,
boil,
seethe,
heat,
wake,
fire up,
ignite,
stir up,
inflame,
convert,
turn,
change state
ferment
v.
cause to ferment; undergo fermentation; cause to undergo fermentation; agitate, inflame; be agitated
n.
yeast, substance which causes fermentation; fermenting; agitation, excitement
Fermentation
Fermentation is a
metabolic process that converts
sugar to acids, gases or
alcohol. It occurs in
yeast and
bacteria, and also in oxygen-starved muscle cells, as in the case of
lactic acid fermentation. Fermentation is also used more broadly to refer to the bulk growth of
microorganisms on a
growth medium, often with the goal of producing a specific chemical product. French microbiologist
Louis Pasteur is often remembered for his insights into fermentation and its microbial causes. The science of fermentation is known as
zymology.
ferment
Noun
1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest"
(synonym) agitation, fermentation, unrest
(hypernym) turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
2. a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
(hypernym) substance, matter
(derivation) work
3. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
(synonym) zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting
(hypernym) chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
(hyponym) bottom fermentation
(derivation) work
4. a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
(synonym) fermentation
(hypernym) chemical phenomenon
(derivation) work
Verb
1. be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
(hypernym) seethe, boil
(derivation) agitation, fermentation, unrest
2. work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"
(hypernym) inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
(derivation) agitation, fermentation, unrest
3. cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
(synonym) work
(hypernym) convert
(hyponym) vinify
(cause) sour, turn, work
(verb-group) sour, turn, work
(derivation) zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting
4. go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
(synonym) sour, turn, work
(hypernym) change state, turn
(verb-group) work
(derivation) zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting
Ferment (das)
n.
ferment, enzyme, protein which catalyzes chemical processes
ferment
nm.
ferment
fermer
v.
close, shut, lock; pull down, block; shut off, switch off, turn off, put off; fasten, seal; catch
