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fermentation

[fur-men-tay-shuhn] / ˌfɜr mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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Behind the bar, yeast busily converted sugars into alcohol inside giant stainless steel fermentation tanks.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

If food remains in the intestines longer, bacteria have more time to turn to protein fermentation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Protein fermentation occurs when bacteria in the intestines begin breaking down protein rather than fiber because available dietary fiber has already been used.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

During the second fermentation process, which gives champagne its bubbles, "a very small number of wines from this harvest could have slightly exceeded the regulatory limit of 13%, reaching around 13.1% or 13.2%".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

They can no longer carry on that extraordinary and efficient cycle by which vast amounts of ATP are produced, but are thrown back on a primitive and far less efficient method, that of fermentation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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