Produced by fermentation. / Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.

present participle of ferment

plural of ferment

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ferment

(biochemistry) Any form of fermentation that produces a single acid, but especially the anaerobic conversion of pyruvic acid into lactic acid with concomitant oxidation of NADH to NAD

The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.

A form of secondary fermentation in which the malic acid in wine is converted to lactic acid, reducing the wine's sharpness

The production of carbon dioxide in sparkling wine using the méthode champenoise, or in beer using bottle conditioning / Malolactic fermentation.

Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing fermentation.

plural of fermentation