fermentation

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fermentation Definition

• (n) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
• (n) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest"
• (n) a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances

fermentation Synonyms

• agitation
• ferment
• fermentation
• fermenting
• unrest
• zymolysis
• zymosis