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ferment

 
 
/fəˈment/ verb [I, T]

Translation

If food or drink ferments, or if you ferment it, the sugar in it changes into alcohol because of a chemical process.
mayalanmak, mayalamak
wine fermenting in barrels1277
fermentation
 
/ˌfɜːmenˈteɪʃən/ noun [U]
mayalanma
(Definition of ferment verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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