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