All 7 Uses of
ferment
in
The Omnivore's Dilemma
- Corn could also be mashed and fermented to make beer or whiskey.†
Chpt 1.1
- The rumen is like a twenty-five-gallon fermentation tank.†
Chpt 1.5
- Some is fermented to become ethanol.
Chpt 1.6 *fermented = chemically changed by a living agent
- Some of the fermented starch is used to make plastic.†
Chpt 1.6
- Over the winter, the corn ferments.†
Chpt 3.14
- This is the same fermenting process used to make wine or beer.†
Chpt 3.14
- Why does Joel want fermented corn in his manure pile?†
Chpt 3.14
Definition:
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(ferment as in: ferment grapes) chemically change by a living agent -- such as when yeast or bacteria changes sugar to alcohol when making wine