fermenting

  • 131bottom fermentation — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑zymosis, ↑zymolysis, ↑fermentation, ↑fermenting, ↑ferment …

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  • 132ferment — n. & v. n. 1 agitation, excitement, tumult. 2 a fermenting, fermentation. b a fermenting agent or leaven. v. 1 intr. & tr. undergo or subject to fermentation. 2 intr. & tr. effervesce or cause to effervesce. 3 tr. excite; stir up; foment.… …

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