Fermentation is a metabolic process that converts sugar to acids, gases, or alcohol. It occurs in yeast and bacteria, and also in oxygen-starved muscle cells, as in the case of lactic acid fermentation.
pupil noun [C] (EYE PART). âº the âcircular âblack âarea in the âcentre of an âeye, through which âlight âenters: Pupils âcontract in âbright âlight, and âdilate in darkness. (Definition of pupil from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
Pupil size is an important key to unlocking possible medical problems inside your body. The pupil is the round black circle in the center of the iris, the colored part of your eye. The pupil is actually a hole through which light passes to the retina, the light-sensitive layer in the back part of the eye.