fermentation
(noun)
noun
1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
Similar word(s): agitation, ferment, tempestuousness, unrest
Definition categories: state, turbulence, upheaval
2. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Similar word(s): ferment, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis
Definition categories: process