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• ferment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, intense ▪ artistic, creative, cultural, intellectual ▪ technological ▪ social …   Collocations dictionary

• ferment — fermentable, adj. fermentability, n. n. /ferr ment/; v. /feuhr ment /, n. 1. Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation. 2. Also called unorganized ferment.… …   Universalium

• ferment — ferments, fermenting, fermented (The noun is pronounced [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)ment[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]fə(r)me̱nt[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. The whole country has been in a state of… …   English dictionary

• ferment — fer•ment n. [[t]ˈfɜr mɛnt[/t]] v. [[t]fərˈmɛnt[/t]] n. 1) biochem. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation 2) biochem. chem. an enzyme that catalyzes the anaerobic breakdown of molecules …   From formal English to slang

• ferment — [fəˈment] verb [I/T] I if a food or drink ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change happens to it and the sugar in it produces alcohol fermentation [ˌfɜːmenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] II noun [U] ferment [ˈfɜːment] a time of great excitement or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ferment — fer|ment1 [fəˈment US fər ] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: fermenter, from Latin fermentum yeast ] if fruit, beer, wine etc ferments, or if it is fermented, the sugar in it changes to alcohol ▪ fermented fruit juice… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• political system — Introduction       the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …   Universalium

• political — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ▪ We have no intention of getting political. ADVERB ▪ highly, very …   Collocations dictionary

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