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fermentation

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"Brewing process"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˌfɜːmənˈteɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aeefimnnorttStarts with FEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A process in which microorganisms convert sugars into alcohol, acids, or gas.

Word origin

From Middle English fermentacioun, from Latin fermentātiō, fermentātiōnem. By surface analysis, ferment + -ation.

Used in a sentence

  • [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.

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