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English noun: fermentation | |||
| 1. | fermentation (state) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | ||
| Samples | The political ferment produced new leadership. Social unrest. | ||
| Synonyms | agitation, ferment, tempestuousness, unrest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Sturm und Drang, turbulence, upheaval | ||
| 2. | fermentation (process) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol | ||
| Synonyms | ferment, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bottom fermentation, top fermentation, vinification | ||
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