bottom fermentation vs ferment

ferment vs bottom fermentation

bottom fermentation and ferment both are nouns.

bottom fermentation is not a verb while ferment is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bottom fermentation	Yes	No	No	No
ferment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ferment is a hypernym of bottom fermentation; that is, ferment is a word with a broader meaning than bottom fermentation:

bottom fermentation: a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager
ferment: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

Other hypernyms of bottom fermentation include fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis.

bottom fermentation (noun)	ferment (noun)
a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager	a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
	a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
	a substance capable of bringing about fermentation

bottom fermentation (verb)	ferment (verb)
	go sour or spoil
	cause to undergo fermentation
	work up into agitation or excitement
	be in an agitated or excited state

Difference between bottom fermentation and ferment

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