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Fermentation | |
gen. | fermentation |
agric. industr. | sweating |
chem. | yeast-fermentation |
environ. | fermentation |
environ. mater.sc. | zymosis |
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comp., MS | heat |
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fermentation | |||
sweating | |||
yeast-fermentation | |||
fermentation Any enzymatic transformation of organic substrates, especially carbohydrates, generally accompanied by the evolution of gas; a physiological counterpart of oxidation, permitting certain organisms to live and grow in the absence of air; used in various industrial processes for the manufacture of products, such as alcohols, acids, and cheese by the action of yeasts, molds, and bacteria; alcoholic fermentation is the best-known example. Also known as zymosis | |||
zymosis | |||
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fermenting; fermentative |
fermentation: 25 phrases in 9 subjects |
Agriculture | 7 |
Biology | 1 |
Environment | 5 |
Food industry | 1 |
General | 1 |
Life sciences | 5 |
Medical | 1 |
Natural sciences | 3 |
Technology | 1 |