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ferment Chemistry 1. any agent or substance, such as a bacterium, mould, yeast, or enzyme, that causes fermentation 2. another word for fermentation ferment [¦fər¦ment] (biochemistry) An agent that can initiate fermentation and other metabolic processes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When she took the paste out to bake it, she left smears of dough sticking to the sides of the measure, put the measure on the shelf behind the stove, and let this residue ferment. During their absence the whole population of the place were in a ferment, and nothing was talked of but 'pehee, pehee' (fish, fish). And surely, in that cosmic ferment, all must be comparatively alike, comparatively of the same substance, or substances, save for the freaks of the ferment. |
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