ferment
Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
Also called unorganized ferment. an enzyme.
agitation; unrest; excitement; commotion; tumult: The new painters worked in a creative ferment. The capital lived in a political ferment.
to act upon as a ferment.
to cause to undergo fermentation.
to inflame; foment: to ferment prejudiced crowds to riot.
to cause agitation or excitement in: Reading fermented his active imagination.
to be fermented; undergo fermentation.
to seethe with agitation or excitement.
Origin of ferment
1Other words from ferment
- fer·ment·a·ble, adjective
- fer·ment·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·fer·ment·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·fer·ment·a·ble, adjective
- non·fer·ment·ed, adjective
- non·fer·ment·ing, adjective
- un·fer·ment·a·ble, adjective
- un·fer·ment·ed, adjective
- un·fer·ment·ing, adjective
- well-fer·ment·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with ferment
- ferment , foment
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How to use ferment in a sentence
If you’re serving a plant-based Thanksgiving, or just want to try flavoring your gravy another way, wine — fortified or not — cider, vinegar, herbs, ferments, spices and aromatic vegetables are your best bets.
How to make pan gravy with or without meat drippings | Daniela Galarza | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThat means that Champagne is fermented a second time in the bottle when sealed closed, which naturally produces the bubbles.
The malted barley, yeast, and water are cooked, fermented, and distilled exactly the same.
Some of the most popular include Kriek (fermented with sour cherries), Framboise (raspberries), and Pêche (peaches).
Unfiltered fermented grapes make ochratoxin-A, a neurotoxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive compound.
Five Ways to Recover Faster From Your Thanksgiving Binge | Dave Asprey | November 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
During dry periods, the prints fermented, and when the rain returned, they were preserved under layers of sediment and mud.
294 Dinosaurs Once Walked on This Wall in Bolivia | Nina Strochlic | October 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey did justice to the provisions, but to their credit they drank very slightly of the fermented liquors.
Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. KingstonNow our sulphur will sufficiently be fermented, or our medicine brought into a metallic nature.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport AdamsThey make free use of fermented drinks, especially brandy, chicha, and guarapo.
Guarapo is a fermented liquor, made of sugar-cane pulp and water.
So little Brahminists are they that they eat of the flesh of the jackal and the cow, and indulge freely in fermented drinks.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for ferment
any agent or substance, such as a bacterium, mould, yeast, or enzyme, that causes fermentation
another word for fermentation
commotion; unrest
to undergo or cause to undergo fermentation
to stir up or seethe with excitement
Origin of ferment
1ferment
Derived forms of ferment
- fermentable, adjective
- fermentability, noun
- fermenter, noun
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