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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