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ferment

英 [fə'ment] 美[fɚ'mɛnt]
  • n. 发酵;酵素;动乱
  • vi. 发酵;动乱
  • vt. 使发酵;酝酿;使动乱
  • n. (Ferment)人名;(法)费尔芒

英英释意


1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;
"the political ferment produced a new leadership"
"social unrest"
2. a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
3. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
4. a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances