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    FERMENTING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcoholplay

    Synonyms:

    ferment; fermentation; fermenting; zymolysis; zymosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("fermenting" is a kind of...):

    chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fermenting"):

    bottom fermentation (a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager)

    top fermentation (a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale)

    vinification (the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine)

    Derivation:

    ferment (cause to undergo fermentation)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb ferment

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