Fermentation vs. Zymology

Fermentationnoun

(biochemistry) 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

Zymologynoun

(zymurgy) A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.

Fermentationnoun

A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.

Zymologynoun

The science of or knowledge concerning fermentation.

Fermentationnoun

The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast;

Zymologynoun

A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.

Fermentationnoun

A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings.

‘It puts the soul to fermentation and activity.’; ‘A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith.’;

Zymology

Zymology, also known as zymurgy (from the Greek: ζύμωσις+ἔργον, ) is an applied science that studies the biochemical process of fermentation and its practical uses. Common topics include the selection of fermenting yeast and bacteria species and their use in brewing, wine making, fermenting milk, and the making of other fermented foods.

‘the workings of fermentation’;

Fermentationnoun

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

Fermentationnoun

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;

‘the political ferment produced a new leadership’; ‘social unrest’;

Fermentationnoun

a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances

Fermentation

Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen.