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Dictionary definition for: Fermentation

1. (n) 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. (n) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership" "social unrest"

3. (n) a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances

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