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fer·men·ta·tion

n 1  :  a chemical change with effervescence  2  :  an enzymatically controlled anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) : broadly  :  an enzymatically controlled transformation of an organic compound .
 
   

 
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