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Fermentation vs Decaying - What's the difference?

fermentation | decaying |

As nouns the difference between fermentation and decaying

is that fermentation is (biochemistry) any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide while decaying is the act of something that decays.

As a verb decaying is

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fermentation

English

Noun

(wikipedia fermentation) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
  • A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • It puts the soul to fermentation and activity.
  • * Charles Kingsley
    • a universal fermentation of human thought and faith

    Related terms

    * ferment

    Derived terms

    * alcoholic fermentation * malolactic fermentation * secondary fermentation ----

    decaying

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that decays.
  • * 1839 , William Jenkyn, ?James Sherman, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude (page 274)
    • Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.