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fermenting vs top fermentation

top fermentation vs fermenting

fermenting and top fermentation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fermenting Yes No No No
top fermentation Yes No No No
As nouns, top fermentation is a hyponym of fermenting; that is, top fermentation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fermenting:
  • fermenting: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
  • top fermentation: a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale
Other hyponyms of fermenting include bottom fermentation, vinification.
fermenting (noun) top fermentation (noun)
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 violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale
Difference between fermenting and top fermentation

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