Found 2 items, similar to fermenter.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ferment ferment n 1: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced a new leadership”; “social unrest” [syn: agitation, fermentation, unrest] 2: a substance capable of bringing about fermentation 3: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting] 4: a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances [syn: fermentation] ferment v 1: be in an agitated or excited state; “The Middle East is fermenting”; “Her mind ferments” 2: work up into agitation or excitement; “Islam is fermenting Africa” 3: cause to undergo fermentation; “We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content”; “The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats” [syn: work] 4: go sour or spoil; “The milk has soured”; “The wine worked”; “The cream has turned--we have to throw it out” [syn: sour, turn, work]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fermenter Fermenter \Fer*ment"er\, n. an apparatus for carrying out fermentation by a liquid suspension of microorganisms; a fermentation tank; as, an industrial fermenter. Note: Laboratiory and industrial fermenters are usually equipped with a means of stirring the contained liquid so as to avoid settling of the fermenting organisms, and often have other, sometimes elaborate, mechanisms to control conditions of the fermentation, such as temperature, degree of aeration, or pH. The main structures of large industrial fermenters are typically made of steel. [PJC]