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fermentation n. [
agitation, ferment, tempestuousness, unrest] a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
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fermentation n. [
zymosis, zymolysis, fermenting, ferment] a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
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