fermentation

['fɜ:men'teɪʃ(ə)n] n

agric.

mikrobiel fermentering

med.

forrådnelse; 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 ['fɜ:men'teɪʃ(ə)n] n

environ.

gæring

English thesaurus

fermentation ['fɜ:men'teɪʃ(ə)n] abbr.

abbr., biol.

frmntn

fermentation

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barrel
fish.farm.	spiltromle; wiretromle
industr. construct.	fad
industr. construct. mech.eng.	cylinder
mater.sc. industr. construct.	anker; lille tønde
mech.eng.	bolteskaft; boltestamme
mun.plan.	cylinderkappe; fjederhus


fermentation
agric.	gæring
agric. industr.	fermentering
environ.	gæring
life.sc.	mikrobiel fermentering