vi :  to undergo fermentation vt  :  to cause to undergo fermentation fer*ment*able adj 
, n 1 a  :  a living organism (as a yeast) that causes fermentation by virtue of its enzymes  b  :  ENZYME  2  :  FERMENTATION .
 
 
 
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