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Meaning of Fermentation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌfɜː(ɹ)mənˈteɪʃən

Definitions

  1. Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
    countable, uncountable
  2. A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الإختمار
Български ферментация
Català fermentació
Čeština fermentace kvašení
Ελληνικά βρασμός ζύμωση
Español fermentación
Français fermentation
Gaeilge coipeadh
Galego fermentación
Bahasa Indonesia fermentasi peragian peraman
Italiano fermentazione
日本語 発酵 醗酵 醸成
한국어 발효 석임
Latina tumor
Македонски вриење ферментација
Bahasa Melayu penapaian
Nederlands fermentatie gisting
Polski fermentacja
Português fermentação
Српски tumor vrenje врење
Svenska jäsning
Kiswahili uchachushaji
Tagalog pagkapanis
Türkçe fermantasyon
Українська броді́ння
Tiếng Việt lên men

Examples

“[T]he Grace that is then given to us is like a piece of Leven put into a lump of dough, and Faith and Repentance do in all the periods of our life put it into fermentation and activity.”
“The universal fusion of races, languages, and customs, which had gone on for four centuries under Roman rule, had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds, an universal fermentation of human thought and faith.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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