different between fermentation vs milbemycin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferment?ti?, ferment?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??(?)m?n?te???n/, /?f??(?)m?n?te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

fermentation (countable and uncountable, plural fermentations)

2. (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
3. A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment.

Derived terms

Related terms

• ferment

Translations

Anagrams

• infantometer

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferment?ti?, ferment?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??.m??.ta.sj??/

Noun

fermentation f (plural fermentations)

1. fermentation

Derived terms

• fermentation homolactique

Related terms

• fermenter

Further reading

• “fermentation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Noun

milbemycin (countable and uncountable, plural milbemycins)

1. Any of various products of fermentation by Streptomyces bacteria, sometimes used in medicine.