Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fermentation

/ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: fer-men-ta-tion
IPA: /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[T]he Grace that is then given to us is like a piece of Leven put into a lump of dough, and Faith and Repentance do in all the periods of our life put it into fermentation and activity."
"The universal fusion of races, languages, and customs, which had gone on for four centuries under Roman rule, had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds, an universal fermentation of human thought and faith."
"It seems that the spiritual fermentation of the cabbalists, who […] aroused the dormant susceptibilities of the Orient, penetrated also into Yemen and had the effect of a messianic message to the languishing souls longing for redemption."

Etymology

From Middle English fermentacioun, from Latin fermentātiō, fermentātiōnem. By surface analysis, ferment + -ation.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fermentacioun, fermentātiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/
British English: /ˌfɜːmənˈteɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fermentations (plural)

Derived Forms

antifermentation autofermentation biofermentation cofermentation fermentational heterofermentation homofermentation lactofermentation microfermentation multifermentation nonfermentation overfermentation

Phrases

alcoholic fermentation bladder fermentation syndrome bottom fermentation fermentation lock gut fermentation syndrome homolactic fermentation malolactic fermentation secondary fermentation

Frequently Paired Words

ferment

Synonyms

zymosis zymolysis fermenting ferment agitation tempestuousness unrest

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce fermentation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/.
What does fermentation mean?: 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
Where does fermentation come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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