Fermentation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɜːməntˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fɜːməntˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɜːməntˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /fɜːməntˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the political ferment produced new leadership
social unrest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

zymosis ferment fermenting unrest zymolysis agitation tempestuousness

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of agitation or turbulent change or development “the political ferment produced new leadership”
noun	a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

Word Forms

ferment	verb	be in an agitated or excited state
tempestuous	adjective	characterized by violent emotions or behavior
zymotic	adjective	of or relating to or causing fermentation
zymolytic	adjective	of or relating to or causing fermentation

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

fermentación

un estado de agitación o cambio o desarrollo turbulento

🇮🇹Italian

fermentazione

uno stato di agitazione o di cambiamento o sviluppo turbolento

🇳🇱Dutch

fermentatie

een staat van opwinding of turbulente verandering of ontwikkeling

🇵🇹Portuguese

fermentação

um estado de agitação ou mudança ou desenvolvimento turbulento

🇷🇺Russian

ферментация

состояние возбуждения или бурных изменений или развития

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किण्वन

आंदोलन या अशांत परिवर्तन या विकास की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

গাঁজন

আন্দোলন বা অশান্ত পরিবর্তন বা উন্নয়নের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

நொதித்தல்

கிளர்ச்சி அல்லது கொந்தளிப்பான மாற்றம் அல்லது வளர்ச்சியின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

కిణ్వ ప్రక్రియ

ఆందోళన లేదా అల్లకల్లోలమైన మార్పు లేదా అభివృద్ధి స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

किण्वन

आंदोलन किंवा अशांत बदल किंवा विकासाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

આથો

આંદોલન અથવા તોફાની પરિવર્તન અથવા વિકાસની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುದುಗುವಿಕೆ

ಆಂದೋಲನ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴുകൽ

പ്രക്ഷോഭത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധമായ മാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വികസനത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਰਮੈਂਟੇਸ਼ਨ

ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਗੜਬੜ ਵਾਲੀ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ابال

اشتعال انگیزی یا ہنگامہ خیز تبدیلی یا ترقی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发酵

激动或动荡的变化或发展状态

🇯🇵Japanese

発酵

動揺または激動の変化または発展の状態

🇰🇷Korean

발효

동요하거나 격동적인 변화나 발전의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá trình lên men

một trạng thái kích động hoặc thay đổi hoặc phát triển hỗn loạn

🇹🇭Thai

การหมัก

สถานะของความปั่นป่วนหรือการเปลี่ยนแปลงหรือการพัฒนาที่ปั่นป่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

fermentasi

keadaan agitasi atau perubahan atau perkembangan yang bergejolak

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbuburo

isang estado ng pagkabalisa o magulong pagbabago o pag-unlad

🇲🇾Malay

penapaian

keadaan pergolakan atau perubahan atau pembangunan yang bergelora

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخمير

حالة من الإثارة أو التغيير أو التطور المضطرب

🇮🇷Persian

تخمیر

حالت آشفتگی یا تغییر یا توسعه آشفته

🇹🇷Turkish

fermantasyon

ajitasyon veya çalkantılı değişim veya gelişme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְסִיסָה

מצב של תסיסה או שינוי או התפתחות סוערים

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