(v): be in an agitated emotional state
(v): work up into agitation or excitement
(v): arouse or excite feelings and passions
(v): cause to undergo fermentation
(v): change the nature, purpose, or function of something
(v): go sour or spoil
(v): undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
(n): a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
(n): a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
(n): a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
(n): a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
(n): a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
(n): (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
