fermentation (
http://definr.com/fermentation)
n 1: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to
break down into simpler substances; especially, the
anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn:
zymosis,
zymolysis,
fermenting,
ferment]
2: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development:
"the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social
unrest" [syn:
agitation,
ferment,
unrest]
3: a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits
into simpler substances [syn:
ferment]