fermentable

Definition of Fermentable in English :

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Adjective

1. fermentable

capable of being fermented

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fermentable

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noun (ˈfɜːmɛnt )

1.

any agent or substance, such as a bacterium, mould, yeast, or enzyme, that causes fermentation

2. another word for fermentation

3.

commotion; unrest

verb (fəˈmɛnt )

4.

to undergo or cause to undergo fermentation

5.

to stir up or seethe with excitement

Fermentable

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noun

1.

a substance or organism causing fermentation, as yeast, bacteria, enzymes, etc.

2.

fermentation

3.

a state of excitement or agitation

verb transitive

4.

to cause fermentation in

5.

to excite; agitate

verb intransitive

6.

to be in the process of fermentation

7.

to be excited or agitated; seethe

Fermentable

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n.

1.

a. An agent, such as an enzyme, bacterium, or fungus, that brings about fermentation.

b. Fermentation.

2.

a. A state of agitation or of turbulent change or development.

b. An agent that precipitates or is capable of precipitating such a state; a catalyst.

v. (fər-mĕnt) fer·ment·ed, fer·ment·ing, fer·ments

v.intr.

1. To undergo fermentation: cabbage that has fermented.

2. To develop in a turbulent or agitated way; seethe: an idea that was fermenting in his mind for months.

v.tr.

1. To cause to undergo fermentation: Yeasts ferment sugars.

2. To produce by or as if by fermentation: ferment the wine in oak barrels; hostility that was fermented by envy.

3. To make turbulent; excite or agitate: a fiery speech that fermented the crowd.

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