English-Thai Dictionary

ferment

N ความปั่นป่วน  ความ อลหม่าน  ความ สับสนวุ่นวาย  agitation excitement stir calm peacefulness kwam-pan-puan

 

ferment

N เชื้อหมัก  เอนไซม์  เชื้อ ฟู  เชื้อ ที่ ทำ ส่าเหล้า  chuea-mak

 

ferment

VT หมัก  ทำให้ บูด  effervesce froth mak

 

fermentation

N การ หมัก หรือ กระบวนการ ทาง เคมี  ความตื่นเต้น 

 

fermentative

A ที่ เกี่ยวกับ การ หมัก 

 

fermium

N ธาตุ กัมมันตรังสี (สัญลักษณ์ คือ  Fm tad-kam-man-ta-rang-se

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FERM

n.A farm or rent; a lodging-house. Obs. [See Farm. ]

 

FERMENT

n.[L. fermentum, from fervo, to boil. See Fervent. ] 1. A gentle boiling; or the internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid.
[In this sense it is rarely used. See Fermentation. ]
2. Intestine motion; heat; tumult; agitation; as, to put the passions in a ferment; the state of people are in a ferment.
Subdue and cool the ferment of desire.
3. That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer.

 

FERMENT

v.t.[L. fermento. ] To set in motion; to excite internal motion; to heat; to raise by intestine motion.
While youth ferments the blood.

 

FERMENT

v.i.To work; to effervesce; to be in motion, or to be excited into sensible internal motion, as the constituent particles of an animal or vegetable fluid. To the vinous fermentation we apply the term, work. We say that new cider, beer or wine ferments or works. But work is not applied to the other kinds of fermentation.

 

FERMENTABLE

a.Capable of fermentation; thus, cider, beer of all kinds, wine, and other vegetable liquors, are fermentable.

 

FERMENTATION

n.[L. fermentatio.] The sensible internal motion of the constituent particles of animal and vegetable substances, occasioned by a certain degree of heat and moisture, and accompanied by an extrication of gas and heat. Fermentation is followed by a change of properties in the substances fermented, arising from new combinations of their principles. It may be defined, in its most general sense, any spontaneous change which takes place in animal or vegetable substances, after life has ceased. It is of three kinds, vinous, acetous, and putrefactive. The term is also applied to other processes, as the panary fermentation, or the raising of bread; but it is limited, by some authors, to the vinous and acetous fermentations, which terminate in the production of alcohol or vinegar. Fermentation differs from effervescence. The former is confined to animal and vegetable substances; the latter is applicable to mineral substances. The former is spontaneous; the latter produced by the mixture of bodies.

 

FERMENTATIVE

a. 1. Causing or having power to cause fermentation; as fermentative heat.
2. Consisting in fermentation; as fermentative process.

 

FERMENTATIVENESS

n.The state of being fermentative.

 

FERMENTED

pp. Worked; having undergone the process of fermentation.

 

FERMENTING

ppr. Working; effervesing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FERM; FERME

FERM; FERME Ferm, Ferme, n.Etym: [See Farm. ]

 

Defn: Rent for a farm; a farm; also, an abode; a place of residence; as, he let his land to ferm. [Obs. ] Out of her fleshy ferme fled to the place of pain. Spenser.

 

FERMACY

Fer "ma *cy, n. Etym: [OE. See Pharmacy. ]

 

Defn: Medicine; pharmacy. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

FERMENT

Fer "ment, n. Etym: [L. fermentum ferment (in senses 1 & 2 ), perh. for fervimentum, fr. fervere to be boiling hot, boil, ferment: cf. F. ferment. Cf. 1st Barm, Fervent. ]

 

1. That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer.

 

Note: Ferments are of two kinds: (a ) Formed or organized ferments. (b ) Unorganized or structureless ferments. The latter are also called soluble or chemical ferments, and enzymes. Ferments of the first class are as a rule simple microscopic vegetable organisms, and the fermentations which they engender are due to their growth and development; as, the acetic ferment, the butyric ferment, etc. See Fermentation. Ferments of the second class, on the other hand, are chemical substances, as a rule soluble in glycerin and precipitated by alcohol. In action they are catalytic and, mainly, hydrolytic. Good examples are pepsin of the dastric juice, ptyalin of the salvia, and disease of malt. globular proteins, capable of catalyzing a wide variety of chemical reactions, not merely hydrolytic. The full set of enzymes causing production of ethyl alcohol from sugar has been identified and individually purified and studied. See enzyme

 

2. Intestine motion; heat; tumult; agitation. Subdue and cool the ferment of desire. Rogers. the nation is in a ferment. Walpole. in a ferment in a state of agitation, applied to human groups.

 

3. A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. [R.] Down to the lowest lees the ferment ran. Thomson. ferment oils, volatile oils produced by the fermentation of plants,and not originally contained in them. These were the quintessences of the alchenists. Ure.

 

FERMENT

Fer *ment ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fermented; p. pr. & vb. n.Fermenting. ] Etym: [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See Ferment, n.]

 

Defn: To cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. Pope.

 

FERMENT

FERMENT Fer *ment ", v. i.

 

1. To undergo fermentation; to be in motion, or to be excited into sensible internal motion, as the constituent oarticles of an animal or vegetable fluid; to work; to effervesce.

 

2. To be agitated or excited by violent emotions. But finding no redress, ferment an rage. Milton. The intellect of the age was a fermenting intellect. De Quincey.

 

FERMENTABILITY

FERMENTABILITY Fer *ment `a *bil "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Capability of fermentation.

 

FERMENTABLE

Fer *ment "a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fermentable. ]

 

Defn: Capable of fermentation; as, cider and other vegetable liquors are fermentable.

 

FERMENTAL

FERMENTAL Fer *ment "al, a.

 

Defn: Fermentative. [Obs. ]

 

FERMENTATION

Fer `men *ta "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fermentation. ]

 

1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem. ), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment, either formed or unorganized. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it.

 

2. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings. It puts the soul to fermentation and activity. Jer. Taylor. A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith. C. Kingsley.Acetous, or Acetic, fermentation, a form of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus or ferment (Mycoderma aceti ). The process involves two distinct reactions, in which the oxygen of the air is essential. An intermediate product, aldehyde, is formed in the first process. 1. C2H6O + O = H2O + C2H4O

 

Note: Alcohol. Water. Aldehyde. 2. C2H4O + O = C2H4O2

 

Note: Aldehyde. Acetic acid. -- Alcoholic fermentation, the fermentation which saccharine bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of action being dependent on the rapidity with which the Torulæ develop. -- Ammoniacal fermentation, the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the special urea ferment. CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4 )2CO3

 

Note: Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate.

 

Note: Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels for several days it undergoes this alkaline fermentation. -- Butyric fermentation, the decomposition of various forms of organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that collectively constitute putrefaction. See Lactic fermentation. -- Fermentation by an unorganized ferment or enzyme. Fermentations of this class are purely chemical reactions, in which the ferment acts as a simple catalytic agent. Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with dilute acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and sugar by similar treatment, the conversion of starch into like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin of saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones and other like products by the action of pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the ferment of the pancreatic juice. -- Fermentation theory of disease (Biol. & Med. ), the theory that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are caused by the introduction into the organism of the living germs of ferments, or ferments already developed (organized ferments ), by which processes of fermentation are set up injurious to health. See Germ theory. -- Glycerin fermentation, the fermentation which occurs on mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid, butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium (Bacillus subtilis ) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are mainly formed. -- Lactic fermentation, the transformation of milk sugar or other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium (Bacterium lactis of Lister ). In this change the milk sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably passes through the stage of glucose. C12H22O11.H2O = 4C3H6O3

 

Note: Hydrated milk sugar. Lactic acid.

 

Note: In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid ) = C4H8O2 (butyric acid ) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid ) + 2H2 (hydrogen gas ). -- Putrefactive fermentation. See Putrefaction.

 

FERMENTATION THEORY

FERMENTATION THEORY Fer `men *ta "tion the "o *ry. (Med. )

 

Defn: The theory which likens the course of certain diseases (esp. infectious diseases ) to the process of fermentation, and attributes them to the organized ferments in the body. It does not differ materially from the accepted germ theory (which see ).

 

FERMENTATIVE

Fer *ment "a *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fermentatif.]

 

Defn: Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process. -- Fer *ment "a *tive *ly, adv. -- Fer *ment "a *tive *ness, n.

 

FERMERERE

Fer "mer *ere, n. Etym: [OF. enfermerier, fr. enfermerie infirmary. See Infirmary. ]

 

Defn: The officer in a religious house who had the care of the infirmary. [Obs. ]

 

FERMETURE

FERMETURE Fer "me *ture, n. [F., fr. fermer to close. ] (Mil. )

 

Defn: The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.

 

FERMILLET

Fer "mil *let, n. Etym: [OF. , dim. of fermeil, fermail, clasp, prob. fr. OF. & F. fermer to make fast, fr. ferme fast. See Firm. ]

 

Defn: A buckle or clasp. [Obs. ] Donne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Ferm.

Ferm. ▶abbreviation Fermanagh.

 

Fermanagh

Fer man agh |fərˈmanə fərˈmænə | one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, formerly an administrative area; chief town, Enniskillen.

 

Fermat, Pierre de

Fer mat, Pierre de |ferˈmä fərˈmɑt | (1601 –65 ), French mathematician. His work on curves led directly to the general methods of calculus introduced by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz. He is also recognized as the founder of the modern theory of numbers.

 

fermata

fer ma ta |ferˈmätə, fər -fərˈmɑdə | ▶noun Music a pause of unspecified length on a note or rest. • a mark (????) over a note or rest that is to be lengthened by an unspecified amount. ORIGIN Italian, from fermare ‘to stop. ’

 

Fermat's last theorem

Fer mat's last the o rem |ferˈmäz fɛrˌmɑz læst ˈθɪərəm |Mathematics a conjecture by Fermat that if n is an integer greater than 2, the equation x n + y n = z n has no positive integral solutions. Fermat noted that he had “a truly wonderful proof ” of the conjecture, but never wrote it down. In 1995 a general proof was published by the Princeton-based British mathematician Andrew Wiles.

 

ferment

fer ment ▶verb |fərˈment fərˈmɛnt | 1 [ no obj. ] (of a substance ) undergo fermentation: the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol. • [ with obj. ] cause the fermentation of (a substance ). 2 [ with obj. ] incite or stir up (trouble or disorder ): the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos. • [ no obj. ] (of a negative feeling or memory ) fester and develop into something worse: it had been fermenting in my subconscious for a while. ▶noun |ˈfərˌmɛnt | 1 agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence: Germany at this time was in a state of religious ferment. 2 archaic a fermenting agent or enzyme. DERIVATIVES fer ment a ble adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ferment (noun ), fermenter (verb ), based on Latin fermentum ‘yeast, ’ from fervere ‘to boil. ’

 

fermentation

fer men ta tion |ˌfərmənˈtāSHən ˌfərmənˈteɪʃən | ▶noun the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat. • the process of this kind involved in the making of beer, wine, and liquor, in which sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol. • archaic agitation; excitement: I had found Paris in high fermentation. DERIVATIVES fer ment a tive |fərˈmen (t )ətiv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin fermentatio (n- ), from Latin fermentare ‘to ferment ’ (see ferment ).

 

fermenter

fer ment er |fərˈmentər fərˈmɛntər | ▶noun a container in which fermentation takes place. • an organism that causes fermentation.

 

fermi

fer mi |ˈfermē, ˈfər -ˈfɛrmi | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a unit of length equal to 10 −15 meter (one femtometer ), used in nuclear physics. It is similar to the diameter of a proton. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Fermi, Enrico .

 

Fermi, Enrico

Fer mi, Enrico |ˈfermē ˈfɛrmi | (1901 –54 ), US atomic physicist; born in Italy. He directed the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1942 and joined the Manhattan Project to work on the atom bomb. Nobel Prize for Physics (1938 ).

 

Fermi–Dirac statistics

Fer mi –Di rac sta tis tics |ˈfermē dəˈrak ˈfərmi dəˈræk stəˌtɪstɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] Physics a type of quantum statistics used to describe systems of fermions. ORIGIN 1920s: named after E. Fermi, Enrico and P. A. M. Dirac, Paul .

 

fermion

fer mi on |ˈfermēˌän, ˈfər -ˈfɛrmiɑn | ▶noun Physics a subatomic particle, such as a nucleon, that has half-integral spin and follows the statistical description given by Fermi and Dirac. ORIGIN 1940s: from the name of E. Fermi, Enrico + -on .

 

fermium

fer mi um |ˈfermēəm, ˈfər -ˈfərmiəm | ▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 100, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Fermium does not occur naturally and was discovered in 1953 in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion. (Symbol: Fm ) ORIGIN 1950s: from the name of E. Fermi, Enrico + -ium .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Ferm.

Ferm. ▶abbreviation Fermanagh.

 

Fermanagh

Fermanagh |fəˈmanə | one of the Six Counties of Northern Ireland, since 1973 an administrative district; chief town, Enniskillen.

 

Fermat, Pierre de

Fermat, Pierre de |ˈfəːmɑː, French fɛʀma | (1601 –65 ), French mathematician. His work on curves led directly to the general methods of calculus introduced by Newton and Leibniz. He is also recognized as the founder of the theory of numbers.

 

fermata

fermata |fəːˈmɑːtə | ▶noun Music a pause of unspecified length on a note or rest. • a sign indicating a prolonged note or rest. ORIGIN Italian, from fermare ‘to stop ’.

 

Fermat's last theorem

Fermat's last the |orem ▶noun Mathematics a conjecture by Fermat that if n is an integer greater than 2, the equation x n + y n = z n has no positive integral solutions. Fermat noted that he had ‘a truly wonderful proof ’ of the conjecture, but never wrote it down. In 1995 a general proof was published by the Princeton-based British mathematician Andrew Wiles.

 

ferment

fer |ment ▶verb |fəˈmɛnt | 1 [ no obj. ] (of a substance ) undergo fermentation: the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol. • [ with obj. ] cause the fermentation of (a substance ). 2 [ with obj. ] incite or stir up (trouble or disorder ): the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos. ▶noun |ˈfəːmɛnt | 1 [ mass noun ] agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence: a period of political and religious ferment. 2 archaic a fermenting agent or enzyme. DERIVATIVES fermentable |-ˈmɛntəb (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ferment (noun ), fermenter (verb ), based on Latin fermentum ‘yeast ’, from fervere ‘to boil ’.

 

fermentation

fer ¦men |ta ¦tion |fəːmɛnˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat. • the fermentation process involved in the making of beers, wines, and spirits, in which sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol. 2 archaic agitation; excitement: I had found Paris in high fermentation. DERIVATIVES fermentative |-ˈmɛntətɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin fermentatio (n- ), from Latin fermentare ‘to ferment ’ (see ferment ).

 

fermenter

fermenter |fəˈmɛntə |(US also fermentor ) ▶noun a container in which fermentation takes place. • an organism which causes fermentation.

 

fermi

fermi |ˈfəːmi | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a unit of length equal to 10 −15 metre (one femtometre ), used in nuclear physics. It is similar to the diameter of a proton. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Fermi, Enrico .

 

Fermi, Enrico

Fermi, Enrico |ˈfəːmi, ˈfɛːmi, Italian ˈfermi | (1901 –54 ), Italian-born American atomic physicist, who directed the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1942. Nobel Prize for Physics (1938 ).

 

Fermi–Dirac statistics

Fermi –Dirac stat |is ¦tics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] Physics a type of quantum statistics used to describe systems of fermions. ORIGIN 1920s: named after E. Fermi, Enrico and P. A. M. Dirac, Paul .

 

fermion

fermion |ˈfəːmɪɒn | ▶noun Physics a subatomic particle, such as a nucleon, which has half-integral spin and follows the statistical description given by Fermi and Dirac. ORIGIN 1940s: from the name of E. Fermi, Enrico + -on .

 

fermium

fermium |ˈfəːmɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 100, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Fermium does not occur naturally and was discovered in 1953 in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion. (Symbol: Fm ) ORIGIN 1950s: from the name of E. Fermi, Enrico + -ium .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ferment

ferment verb 1 the beer continues to ferment: undergo fermentation, brew; effervesce, fizz, foam, froth. 2 an environment that ferments disorder: cause, bring about, give rise to, generate, engender, spawn, instigate, provoke, incite, excite, stir up, whip up, foment; literary beget, enkindle. ▶noun a ferment of revolutionary upheaval: fever, furor, frenzy, tumult, storm, rumpus; turmoil, upheaval, unrest, disquiet, uproar, agitation, turbulence, disruption, confusion, disorder, chaos, mayhem; informal hoo-ha, to-do.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ferment

ferment verb |(stress on the second syllable ) | 1 the beer continues to ferment in the cask: undergo fermentation, brew; effervesce, fizz, foam, froth, bubble, seethe, boil; rise. 2 the mixture is fermented by the addition of yeast: brew; subject to fermentation, cause to ferment, cause to effervesce. 3 the brutalizing environment that ferments prison disorder: cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to, lead to, result in, generate, engender, spawn, instigate, prompt, provoke, incite, excite, arouse, stir up, whip up, foment, kindle, trigger off, spark off, touch off; literary beget, enkindle; rare effectuate. ▶noun |(stress on the first syllable ) |a ferment of revolutionary upheaval: fever, furore, frenzy, tumult, storm, flurry, bustle, hubbub, brouhaha, stir, fuss, stew, ruckus, clamour; turmoil, upheaval, unrest, disquiet, uproar, agitation, turbulence, hurly-burly, excitement, disruption, confusion, disorder, chaos, mayhem; informal hoo-ha, to-do, rumpus; Brit. informal kerfuffle, carry-on, aggro, argy-bargy, hoopla; archaic moil, coil. WORD LINKS ferment zymology science of fermentation Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

ferm

ferm Adjektiv österreichisch umgangssprachlich |f e rm |italienisch fermo = fest < lateinisch firmus, firm firm

 

fermamente

fer ma men te Adverb Musik |fermam e nte |italienisch, zu: fermare, Fermate sicher, fest, kräftig

 

Ferman

Fer man Substantiv, maskulin Geschichte , der |Ferm a n |persisch-türkisch Erlass eines islamischen Herrschers

 

Fermate

Fer ma te Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Ferm a te |italienisch fermata, eigentlich = Halt, Aufenthalt, zu: fermare = anhalten, befestigen < lateinisch firmare, firmen a Zeichen der musikalischen Notation über einer Note oder einer Pause, die dadurch auf eine nicht genau festgelegte Zeit verlängert wird b durch eine Fermate a verlängerte Note oder Pause eine Fermate spielen

 

Ferme

Ferme Substantiv, feminin , die |fɛrm |die Ferme; Genitiv: der Ferme, Plural: die Fermen |[…mən ]|(alt )französisch ferme, Farm französische Bezeichnung für: Bauernhof, Pachtgut

 

Fermentation

Fer men ta ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Fermentati o n |die Fermentation; Genitiv: der Fermentation, Plural: die Fermentationen 1 chemische Umwandlung von Stoffen durch Bakterien und Enzyme 2 biochemisches Verfahren zur Entwicklung des Aromas in Lebens- und Genussmitteln

 

fermentativ

fer men ta tiv Adjektiv |fermentat i v |durch Enzyme hervorgerufen ein fermentativer Abbau

 

Fermentbildung

Fer ment bil dung Substantiv, feminin , die |Ferm e ntbildung |

 

Fermenter

Fer men ter Substantiv, maskulin Biochemie , der |Ferm e nter |der Fermenter; Genitiv: des Fermenters, Plural: die Fermenter meist geschlossener Behälter unterschiedlicher Größe aus Glas oder Stahl zur Durchführung biochemischer Reaktionen, besonders zur Massenproduktion von Mikroorganismen in Forschung und Industrie; Bioreaktor

 

fermentieren

fer men tie ren schwaches Verb |ferment ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch fermentare = gären machen, zu: fermentum, Ferment durch Fermentation 2 veredeln Tee fermentieren

 

Fermion

Fer mi on Substantiv, Neutrum Physik , das |Fermi o n |das Fermion; Genitiv: des Fermions, Plural: die Fermionen neulateinisch ; nach dem italienischen Physiker E. Fermi, 1901 –1954 Elementarteilchen mit halbzahligem Spin

 

Fermium

Fer mi um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F e rmium |nach dem italienischen Physiker E. Fermi (1901 –1954 )zu den Transuranen gehörendes radioaktives Metall chemisches Element Fm

 

French Dictionary

fermé

fermé , ée adj. adjectif 1 Clos, bouché. : Un coffret fermé à clé. 2 Non ouvert. : Une bibliothèque fermée le dimanche.

 

ferme

ferme adj. , adv. et n. f. adjectif 1 Dur, résistant. : Un matelas ferme. ANTONYME mou . 2 Stable, solide. : Une position ferme. ANTONYME chancelant ; fragile ; hésitant . 3 Décidé, assuré. : Un ton ferme. SYNONYME résolu . ANTONYME faible ; mou . adverbe 1 Avec vigueur. : Ils marchent ferme. SYNONYME dur ; fort . 2 Beaucoup. : Ils se sont ennuyés ferme au théâtre. Note Grammaticale Pris adverbialement, le mot est invariable. nom féminin Exploitation agricole. : Une ferme expérimentale. LOCUTIONS De pied ferme. Sans reculer. : Antoine attend son adversaire de pied ferme. La terre ferme. Le sol du rivage, par opposition à la mer. : Après plusieurs jours en mer, ces voyageurs ont hâte de retrouver la terre ferme. Vente ferme. Vente où l ’article ne pourra être retourné ou échangé. : Vente ferme (et non *finale ) pour ces articles soldés. Note Technique La vente ferme d ’un bien ne comporte habituellement aucune garantie, aucune possibilité d ’annulation, de résolution ou de modification de prix par l ’acheteur ou le vendeur en dehors des dispositions de rescision prévues par la loi et des cas de force majeure (GDT ). FORME FAUTIVE travailler sur une ferme. Calque de « to work on a farm » pour travailler à, dans une ferme.

 

fermement

fermement adv. adverbe D ’une manière ferme. : Il a refusé fermement.

 

ferment

ferment n. m. nom masculin Agent de fermentation.

 

fermentation

fermentation n. f. nom féminin Transformation de certaines substances organiques sous l ’action d ’un ferment.

 

fermenter

fermenter v. intr. verbe intransitif 1 Être en fermentation. : Le raisin fermente dans le tonneau. 2 figuré Être en ébullition, devenir intense. : La révolte fermente. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe fomenter, préparer en secret. aimer

 

fermer

fermer v. tr. , intr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Interdire l ’accès de quelqu ’un, de quelque chose en un lieu. : Ferme les portes du jardin. ANTONYME ouvrir . 2 Clore. : Ferme bien le pot. ANTONYME ouvrir . 3 Faire cesser le fonctionnement de, éteindre. : Ferme l ’ordinateur avant de sortir. verbe intransitif Être, rester fermé. : Cette fenêtre ferme mal. Ce musée ferme le mardi. verbe pronominal Se refermer. : Elle avait sommeil: ses yeux se sont fermés. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. L ’œil qu ’elle s ’est fermé. En reconnaissant leur interlocuteur, ils se sont fermés comme des huîtres. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Elle s ’est fermé la bouche pour ne pas avaler ce liquide malodorant. FORME FAUTIVE fermer la ligne. Impropriété pour raccrocher. aimer

 

fermeté

fermeté n. f. nom féminin 1 Solidité, rigidité. : La fermeté d ’un matelas, d ’un tissu. 2 Détermination. : Elle nous informa de sa décision avec fermeté. SYNONYME résolution .

 

fermette

fermette n. f. nom féminin Petite ferme. : Une fermette où vivent quelques vaches, poules et canards.

 

fermeture

fermeture n. f. nom féminin 1 Dispositif servant à fermer. : La fermeture de sécurité d ’un coffre-fort. 2 Action de fermer. : La fermeture d ’une usine. LOCUTIONS Fermeture éclair. Marque déposée passée dans l ’usage au sens de fermeture à glissière. : Des fermetures éclair (et non des *zips ) de couleur rouge. Fermeture annuelle (d ’un établissement ). Vacances.

 

fermier

fermier fermière adj. et n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui cultive la terre dans une ferme. adjectif Produit à la ferme. : Des fromages fermiers. Un bon poulet fermier. Note Technique À la différence du cultivateur, qui possède la terre qu ’il cultive, le fermier exploitait la terre moyennant un salaire. Cependant, sous l ’influence du mot anglais « farmer », le mot fermier a perdu ce sens et est devenu synonyme de cultivateur.

 

fermoir

fermoir n. m. nom masculin Attache qui sert à fermer un sac, un bijou, etc. : Des fermoirs dorés.

 

Spanish Dictionary

fermentación

fermentación nombre femenino Proceso bioquímico por el que una sustancia orgánica se transforma en otra, generalmente más simple, por la acción de un fermento :el vino es un producto de la fermentación del jugo de las uvas .

 

fermentar

fermentar verbo intransitivo Transformarse químicamente [una sustancia orgánica ] en otra, generalmente más simple, por la acción de un fermento .

 

fermentativo, -va

fermentativo, -va adjetivo Que produce fermentación :flora fermentativa .

 

fermento

fermento nombre masculino 1 Sustancia orgánica soluble en agua que, en contacto con otra sustancia, la hace fermentar :el fermento consiste en microorganismos o sistemas de enzimas; el fermento hace que la leche cuaje .2 Cosa que origina o estimula algo :este artículo animó a la comunidad científica y sirvió de fermento para fortalecer la idea de emprender la búsqueda de inteligencias extraterrestres .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del latín fermentum, derivado de fervere ‘hervir ’ por comparación con esta acción. De la familia etimológica de hervir (V.).

 

fermi

fermi nombre masculino fís Unidad de longitud utilizada en física nuclear que equivale a 10 -15 m .

 

fermio

fermio nombre masculino Elemento químico de número atómico 100, masa atómica 257 y símbolo Fm ; es un metal radiactivo sólido que se obtiene artificialmente en un reactor nuclear bombardeando plutonio con neutrones y en un ciclotrón bombardeando uranio 238 con iones nitrógeno; no tiene aplicaciones industriales :el fermio es uno de los elementos transuránicos del grupo de los actínidos .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ferment

fer ment /fə r mént /動詞 他動詞 1 …を発酵させる .2 〈政情不安 興奮など 〉をかき立てる, 煽 （あお ）る .自動詞 1 発酵する .2 〈政情不安 感情などが 〉高ずる, 高ぶる .名詞 1 C 酵素, 酵母 ; U 発酵 .2 U C 大騒ぎ, 興奮, 動乱 .

 

fermentation

fer men ta tion /fə̀ː r mentéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 発酵, 発泡 .2 熱狂 , 騒擾 （そうじよう ）.