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Fermentation

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Noun

1. agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

Example Sentences:
'the political ferment produced new leadership'
'social unrest'

2. ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis

a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fermentation

see synonyms of fermentation
noun
a chemical reaction in which a ferment causes an organic molecule to split into simpler substances, esp the anaerobic conversion of sugar to ethyl alcohol by yeast
. Also called: ferment ▶ Related adjective: zymotic

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Fermentation

see synonyms of fermentation
noun
1. 
the breakdown of complex molecules in organic compounds, caused by the influence of a ferment
bacteria cause milk to curdle by fermentation
2. 
excitement; agitation

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fermentation

see synonyms of fermentation
n.
1. Any of a group of chemical reactions induced by microorganisms or enzymes that split complex organic compounds into relatively simple substances, especially the anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast.
2. Unrest; agitation.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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