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21ferment — [fʉr′ment΄; ] for v. [ fər ment′] n. [ME < OFr < L fermentum, leaven, yeast < fervere, to boil, be agitated: see BARM] 1. a substance or organism causing fermentation, as yeast, bacteria, enzymes, etc. 2. FERMENTATION 3. a state of… …
22ferment — fermentable, adj. fermentability, n. n. /ferr ment/; v. /feuhr ment /, n. 1. Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation. 2. Also called unorganized ferment.… …
23ferment — (fèr man) s. m. 1° Substance qui a la propriété, sous certaines influences, de développer, dans les matières organiques, avec lesquelles on la met en contact, une action moléculaire d où résultent différents produits tels que de l alcool, de l… …
24ferment, foment — In the sense of causing trouble, these words can be used interchangeably: Rebel soldiers fomented (or fermented) unrest among the people. Ferment literally means to act upon as a ferment, that is, to cause the giving off of gases that induce… …
25ferment — n. 1) intellectual; social ferment 2) in ferment (the country was in ferment) * * * [fɜː ment] social ferment intellectual in ferment (the country was in ferment) …
26FERMENT — s. m. Levain, substance qui a la propriété d exciter une fermentation dans le corps auquel on la mêle. Cette matière sert de ferment. La levûre de bière est un bon ferment. Il se dit quelquefois, au figuré, de Ce qui fait naître ou entretient… …
27ferment — 01. Grapes need to [ferment] in order to produce the alcohol in wine. 02. After the plums fell off the tree, they just lay on the ground, and [fermented], so when the birds ate them, they got a little drunk, and some of them flew into our living… …
28ferment — fer|ment1 [fəˈment US fər ] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: fermenter, from Latin fermentum yeast ] if fruit, beer, wine etc ferments, or if it is fermented, the sugar in it changes to alcohol ▪ fermented fruit juice… …
29Ferment (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Ferment Type = Album Artist = Catherine Wheel Released = June 91992 Recorded = Monnow Valley Studios, Rockfield Wales Genre = Alternative rock Shoegazing Length = 57:10 Label = Fontana Producer = Tim Friese Greene John Lee… …
30ferment — ferments, fermenting, fermented (The noun is pronounced [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)ment[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]fə(r)me̱nt[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. The whole country has been in a state of… …
