nnoun.statea state of agitation or turbulent change or developmentSynset:agitation ferment tempestuousness unrest
Examples:- the political ferment produced new leadership
- social unrest
Derivationally Related Form:fermenttempestuous
Hypernyms:Sturm und Drang turbulence upheaval
Inherited Hypernyms:agitationturbulencedisorderstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.processa process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcoholSynset:ferment fermenting zymolysis zymosis
Derivationally Related Form:fermentzymoticzymolytic
Hypernyms:chemical action chemical change chemical process
Inherited Hypernyms:zymosischemical processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bottom fermentationtop fermentationvinification
Full Hyponyms:bottom fermentationtop fermentationvinification