FERMENTATION


Meaning of FERMENTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfər-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen- ]

noun

Date: 1601

1.

a. : a chemical change with effervescence

b. : an enzymatically controlled anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) ; broadly : an enzymatically controlled transformation of an organic compound

2. : ferment 2

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.