fermentation

['fɜ:men'teɪʃ(ə)n] n

gen.

transformação de substâncias orgânicas noutras substâncias orgânicas

agric.

fermentação

life.sc.

fermentação microbiana

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 ['fɜ:men'teɪʃ(ə)n] n

environ.

fermentação

English thesaurus

fermentation ['fɜ:men'teɪʃ(ə)n] abbr.

abbr., biol.

frmntn

fermentation

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Agriculture	75
Chemistry	1
Environment	4
Food industry	11
General	1
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Technology	1


multiple
gen.	variado
commun. el.	multiplar


tube
gen.	cano
coal.	envólucro
isol.	tubagem flexível
met.	contração
tubing
agric.	planta em tubos
coal. el.	tubagem de produção