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"Fermentation" Definition

noun

Any of a group of chemical reactions induced by living or nonliving ferments that split complex organic compounds into relatively simple substances.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

The anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Unrest; agitation.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

A chemical change with effervescence.

Source: Merriam-Webster

An enzymatically controlled anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid).

Source: Merriam-Webster

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