(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, Syn.zymolysis, ferment, fermentation, fermenting
[もろみ, moromi](n) (1) main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; (adj-f) (2) unrefined; rough[Add to Longdo]