noun
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
• Syn: ↑zymosis, ↑zymolysis, ↑fermentation, ↑ferment
• Derivationally related forms: ↑ferment (for: ↑ferment), ↑ferment, ↑ferment (for: ↑fermentation), ↑zymolytic (for: ↑zymolysis), ↑zymotic (for: ↑zymosis)
• Hypernyms: ↑chemical process, ↑chemical change, ↑chemical action
• Hyponyms: ↑bottom fermentation, ↑top fermentation, ↑vinification
Useful english dictionary. 2012.