- zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, 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
--1 is a kind of chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
--1 has particulars: bottom fermentation; top fermentation; vinificationDerived forms: verb ferment3, verb ferment4 - agitation, ferment, fermentation, unrest - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest"
--2 is a kind of turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
Derived forms: verb ferment1, verb ferment2 - fermentation, ferment - a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
--3 is a kind of chemical phenomenon
Derived form: verb ferment3