ferment
Example Sentences
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It is a sugar alcohol typically made by fermenting corn and is now used in hundreds of food products.
From Science Daily
Florence, wracked by dissent and besieged by the Holy Roman Empire, remained in ferment until the Medicis consolidated power in 1530 into what became the Duchy of Florence.
Most nectar samples contained only trace amounts, likely produced by yeast fermenting sugars.
From Science Daily
That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.
From Los Angeles Times
This one reeked even worse than the other: the straw seemed to be fermenting.
From Literature
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