Definition of Fermentation

Noun: fermentation ,fur-mun'tey-shun or ,fur,men'tey-shun

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