different between fermentation vs zymase

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

Etymology

zyme +? -ase

Noun

zymase (plural zymases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.

Translations

Anagrams

• Y-mazes, azymes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French zymase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?zi?ma?.z?/
• Hyphenation: zy?ma?se
• Rhymes: -a?z?

Noun

zymase f (plural zymasen)

1. (now chiefly historical) zymase, enzymatic ferment functioning as a catalyst for converting carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide [from late 19th c.]

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zi.maz/

Noun

zymase f (plural zymases)

1. Zymase

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• azymes