Synonyms:
zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment
Meaning: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Usage examples
Everything which had been hastily stifled was moving and fermenting.
Evidently the turnips were "fermenting." He forced himself to sit still as long as he could, but his anguish conquered him at last.