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The intellect of the age was a fermenting
intellect.

Fer*ment`a*bil"i*ty (?), n.
Capability of fermentation.

Fer*ment"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F.
fermentable.] Capable of fermentation; as, cider and
other vegetable liquors are fermentable.

Fer*ment"al (?), a.
Fermentative. [Obs.]

Fer`men*ta"tion (?), n. [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.

A univesal fermentation of human thought and
faith.


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