Fermentation
Related Definitions
[n] a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
[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"
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acescence, acetification, acidification, acidulation, ado, agitation, alkalization, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, brouhaha, bubbliness, bubbling, bustle, carbonation, catalysis, chemicalization, churn, commotion, conturbation, discomposure, disorder, d