Fermentation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌfɜːrmenˈteɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word fermentation
Brit.  |fɜːmenˈteɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word fermentation

noun

- a state of agitation or turbulent change or development (syn: agitation, ferment, 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 (syn: ferment, fermenting, zymosis)

Extra examples

...a wave of immigration followed by a period of social fermentation...

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