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FERMENTATION

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There are 4 entries related to FERMENTATION in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.

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1. What does FERMENTATION mean?

pronunciation

This hasn't just one meaning; primarily, it's a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

2. What does TOP FERMENTATION mean?

pronunciation

It's a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale

3. What does BOTTOM FERMENTATION mean?

pronunciation

It's a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager

4. What does FERMENTATION ALCOHOL mean?

pronunciation

The intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline


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