ferment

  • 31ferment — noun /ˈfɜmɛnt / (say ferment) 1. any of various agents or substances which cause fermentation, especially: a. any of various living organisms (organised ferments), as yeasts, moulds, certain bacteria, etc. b. any of certain complex substances… …

  • 32FERMENT — n. m. Ensemble d’êtres microscopiques vivant et se développant aux dépens de certaines matières organiques dont ils provoquent la destruction moléculaire. Ces ferments, qui, en général, absorbent l’oxygène du milieu où ils vivent, sont dits… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 33ferment — m IV, D. u, Ms. fermentncie; lm M. y 1. «niepokój; wzburzenie, wrzenie» Kulturalny, polityczny, umysłowy ferment. Coś powoduje, rodzi, wywołuje ferment. 2. biol. chem. fermenty «białka o właściwościach biokatalitycznych, wytwarzane przez każdy… …

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  • 34ferment — I. n. 1. Yeast, leaven, barm. 2. Fermentation, fungic transformation. 3. Agitation, commotion, tumult, heat, glow, fever, state of excitement. II. v. a. 1. Set in fermentation, set fermenting, produce fermentation in, transform by means of a… …

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  • 35ferment — 1 verb (I, T) if fruit, beer, wine etc ferments or if it is fermented, the sugar in it changes to alcohol, especially because of the action of yeast fermented adjective : fermented fruit fermentation noun (U) 2 noun (U) a situation of great… …

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  • 36ferment — 1. verb 1) the beer continues to ferment Syn: undergo fermentation, brew; effervesce, fizz, foam, froth 2) an environment that ferments disorder Syn: cause, bring about, give rise to, generate, engender …

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  • 37ferment — I UK [fə(r)ˈment] / US [fərˈment] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms ferment : present tense I/you/we/they ferment he/she/it ferments present participle fermenting past tense fermented past participle fermented if food or drink ferments or …

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  • 38ferment — [fəˈment] verb [I/T] I if a food or drink ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change happens to it and the sugar in it produces alcohol fermentation [ˌfɜːmenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] II noun [U] ferment [ˈfɜːment] a time of great excitement or… …

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  • 39ferment — I. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to undergo fermentation 2. to be in a state of agitation or intense activity transitive verb 1. to cause to undergo fermentation 2. to work up (as into a state of agitation) ; foment • fermentable …

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  • 40Ferment — Bändermodell des Enzyms Triosephosphatisomerase (TIM) der Glykolyse, eine stilisierte Darstellung der Proteinstruktur, gewonnen durch Kristallstrukturanalyse. Die TIM gilt als katalytisch perfektes Enzym (siehe Enzymkinetik) …

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