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yeasts
verb(yeast)
ferment, froth
yeasts
noun(yeast)
a yellowish surface froth or sediment that occurs especially in saccharine liquids (such as fruit juices) in which it promotes alcoholic fermentation, consists largely of cells of a fungus (such as the saccharomyces, Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and is used especially in the making of alcoholic liquors and as a leaven in baking
yeasts
noun(yeast)
a commercial product containing yeast fungi in a moist or dry medium
yeasts
noun(yeast)
a unicellular fungus that is present and functionally active in yeast, usually has little or no mycelium, and reproduces by budding
yeasts
noun(yeast)
a yeast (such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae) used or suitable for use as a leavening agent
yeasts
noun(yeast)
a yeast used or suitable for use in brewing; specifically : the dried pulverized cells of such a yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) used especially as a source of B-complex vitamins

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