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fermentation

[fur-men-tey-shuhn] / ˌfɜr mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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They could therefore support industrial processes that require less energy, including fermentation performed at low temperatures.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

"This smoky taste will only reveal itself after fermentation."

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

That team is in the process of digitizing more than two decades of notebooks filled with recipes, ideas and fermentation logs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The Jinba + Za’atar mana’eesh stood out for its beautifully charred crust, the result of a 72-hour fermentation and a scorching-hot oven.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

For the microbes include not only disease organisms but those that destroy waste matter, make soils fertile, and enter into countless biological processes like fermentation and nitrification.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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