ferment
ferment definition
fer·ment (fʉr′ment′; for v. fər ment′)
noun
- a substance or organism causing fermentation, as yeast, bacteria, enzymes, etc.
- fermentation
- a state of excitement or agitation
Etymology: ME < OFr < L fermentum, leaven, yeast < fervere, to boil, be agitated: see barm
transitive verb
- to cause fermentation in
- to excite; agitate
intransitive verb
- to be in the process of fermentation
- to be excited or agitated; seethe
Related Forms:
- fermentable fer·ment′·able adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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