Fermentation (wine)
WordNet

noun


(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
(2)   A state of agitation or turbulent change or development
"The political ferment produced new leadership"
"Social unrest"
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Noun


  1. Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
  2. A state of agitation or excitement; a ferment
 
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