top fermentation
noun
Simple meaning
A violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tahpfermuhntayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɑpfɚmənteɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
brewing
A violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale
brewing
Alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells are carried to the top of the fermenting liquid.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale
Used this way, top fermentation is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It comes across as direct, sometimes bluntly so.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Blunt and forceful
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