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käyminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ferment verb To undergo a chemical change caused by yeast or bacteria, often turning sugars into alcohol or acid.
  • fermentation noun The chemical process by which yeast, bacteria, or enzymes convert sugars into alcohol, acid, or gas, usually without oxygen.
  • working adj Currently employed or in paid work.

Senses

käyminen is used for these senses in English:

  • ferment A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation.
  • fermentation (biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
  • working Fermentation.

ferment — full definition

  1. verb To undergo a chemical change caused by yeast or bacteria, often turning sugars into alcohol or acid.
  2. verb To stir up unrest, excitement, or trouble.
  3. noun A state of excitement, agitation, or unrest.

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