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Fermentation vs Alcoholize - What's the difference?

fermentation | alcoholize |

As a noun 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.

As a verb alcoholize is

to convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification.

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

    Derived terms

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

    alcoholize

    English

    Verb

    (alcoholiz)
  • To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
  • To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
  • To subject to the influence of alcohol
  • (obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder
  • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989