Fermenting
verb
verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of ferment form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"As soon as the liquor is in the hogshead, the yeast, or fermenting principle, is put into it, stirred for some moments, and then left to itself. A liquor as rich as the above described ferments with force, and runs with rapidity through all the periods of fermentation. It is fit to distil as soon as that tumultuous state has subsided and the liquor is calm."
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