fermentation

fermentation is a 12-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment, either formed or unorganized. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment, either formed or unorganized. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it.
2. noun. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings.
3. noun. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

   Synonyms: ferment, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis

4. noun. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

   "the political ferment produced new leadership"

   "social unrest"

   Synonyms: agitation, ferment, tempestuousness, unrest

Synonyms

ferment, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis, agitation, tempestuousness, unrest

Common word forms

fermentations

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