fermentation

名词 fermentation:

1. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
   同义词：zymosis, zymolysis, fermenting, ferment
2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
   同义词：agitation, ferment, tempestuousness, unrest

1. Relating to or of the nature of fermentation.
   有关于发酵本质的或发酵性的
2. British biochemist. He shared a1929 Nobel Prize for research on the fermentation of sugars.
   哈登，阿瑟1865－1940英国生物化学家，因在糖发酵上的研究而获1929年的诺贝尔奖
3. Sugar is converted into alcohol through the process of fermentation.
   糖经过发酵变成酒精。
4. The fermentation of milk causes it to curdle.
   牛奶发酵会凝结起来。

fer.men.ta.tion

n.（名词）
Any of a group of chemical reactions induced by living or nonliving ferments that split complex organic compounds into relatively simple substances, especially the anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast.
发酵：由将复杂的有机化合物分解为相对简单的物质的生物酶，或非生物酶引起的任何一组化学反应，尤其是由酵母菌引起的从糖到二氧化碳和氢氧化物的厌氧微生物转化
Unrest; agitation.
不安；纷扰