English dictionary

fermentation

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

noun.state

Synonyms agitation ferment tempestuousness unrest

Source: WordNet 3.0
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

noun.process

Synonyms ferment fermenting zymolysis zymosis

Source: WordNet 3.0
The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>, 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.

noun

Source: webster1913