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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

发酵

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fajiào

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fermentation/ˌfɜːr.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"葡萄的发酵产生葡萄酒。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.

    "The fermentation of grapes produces wine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb fermentare (to leaven, cause to ferment), stemming from fermentum (leaven, yeast, juice that ferments). It entered English in the late 14th century via Old French, originally denoting the chemical conversion of sugars into alcohol or acids by yeasts and bacteria.

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