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фермента́ция — meaning in English

fermentatsiya

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English meaning

  • 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

фермента́ция is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.

working — full definition

  1. adj Currently employed or in paid work.
  2. adj Functioning correctly; operational.
  3. noun The way something operates, or the process by which it functions.

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