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top fermentation vs ferment

ferment vs top fermentation

top fermentation and ferment both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
top fermentation Yes No No No
ferment Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ferment is a hypernym of top fermentation; that is, ferment is a word with a broader meaning than top fermentation:
  • 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
  • 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 top fermentation include fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis.
top fermentation (noun) ferment (noun)
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 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
top 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 top fermentation and ferment

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